Script injection in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-8539

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Script injection in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-8539

Published: May 14, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU131496
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-2026-8539
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in SanitizerAPI. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary scripts on the system.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-8539

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

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