CVE-2026-8018

HighCVSS 8.1

Published: 06/05/2026(UTC)Updated: 26/10/2026(UTC)Translated: 15/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.26%

17th percentile - higher than 17% of all known CVEs

Summary

Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to version 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via malicious network traffic.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain control over the user's system, posing a threat to data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Google Chrome to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Other vulnerabilities in DevTools in Google Chrome

CVE-2026-12016High
Inappropriate implementation in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to version 149.0.7827.115 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

Original NVD description (English source)

Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS