Race condition in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-8520
Published: May 14, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU131476
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-8520
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in Payments. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and compromise the affected system.
Affected software
Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-8520
Install update from vendor's repository.
Google Chromium - update to 148.0.7778.167
Microsoft Edge - update to 148.0.3967.70
Google Chrome - update to 148.0.7778.167
chromium - addressed in versions 148.0.7778.167-1.el9, 148.0.7778.167-1.el10_1, 148.0.7778.167-1.el10_2, 148.0.7778.167-1.el10_3, 148.0.7778.167-1.fc42, 148.0.7778.167-1.fc43, 148.0.7778.167-1.fc44, 148.0.7778.178-1.fc42, 148.0.7778.178-1.fc43
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 148.0.7778.167-1~deb12u1, 148.0.7778.167-1~deb13u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 148.0.3967.70
Google Chrome - update to 148.0.7778.167
chromium - addressed in versions 148.0.7778.167-1.el9, 148.0.7778.167-1.el10_1, 148.0.7778.167-1.el10_2, 148.0.7778.167-1.el10_3, 148.0.7778.167-1.fc42, 148.0.7778.167-1.fc43, 148.0.7778.167-1.fc44, 148.0.7778.178-1.fc42, 148.0.7778.178-1.fc43
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 148.0.7778.167-1~deb12u1, 148.0.7778.167-1~deb13u1
External References
Related Security Bulletins
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
- Debian update for chromium
- Fedora 42 update for chromium
- Fedora 43 update for chromium
- Fedora 44 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 10.2 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 10.3 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 10.1 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
- Fedora 42 update for chromium
- Fedora 43 update for chromium
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge