Cyber Posture

CVE-2026-7948

High

Published: 06 May 2026

Published
06 May 2026
Modified
07 May 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score N/A
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

Race in Chromoting in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Likely Mitigating ControlsAI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

AU-8 Time Stamps
addresses: CWE-362

Accurate timestamps from internal clocks enable detection of race conditions by providing reliable event ordering in audit logs.

PL-6 Security-related Activity Planning
addresses: CWE-362

Coordination of concurrent security activities reduces the probability that shared resources will be accessed simultaneously without proper synchronization.

Security SummaryAI

Automated synthesis unavailable for this CVE.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-362

Affected Products

google
chrome
≤ 148.0.7778.96

References