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CVSS 7.8 · HIGH

CVE-2026-7994

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

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Analysis

Google Chrome and Microsoft Windows are ubiquitous in the developer community. A privilege escalation vulnerability in the Chromoting component represents a significant risk for users running remote desktop services, as it allows a local attacker to gain OS-level administrative rights.

Severity

Score: 7.8(HIGH)
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV: LOCAL
AC: LOW
PR: NONE
UI: REQUIRED
S: UNCHANGED
C: HIGH
I: HIGH
A: HIGH
Weakness (CWE): CWE-269

EPSS

No EPSS score yet (CVE may be too fresh).

Affects

google:chromemicrosoft:windows

Technical description

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

Published: 5/6/2026, 7:16:50 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 11:19:18 PM

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