Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.125 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-07-14
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Google Chrome contains an input validation error in its navigation handling that permits a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to bypass browser navigation restrictions via a specially crafted HTML document. The flaw is classified as a Medium severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5). Because the attack requires prior renderer compromise, it does not directly grant new privileges but enables the attacker to force navigation to URLs that would otherwise be disallowed.

Affected Systems

Any installation of Google Chrome running a version earlier than 150.0.7871.125 on a supported desktop platform is affected. The vulnerability is confined to Chrome’s renderer component; other browsers or products are not impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The EPSS score is less than 1%, indicating a low probability of exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires that an attacker already has a foothold in the renderer process, after which a crafted HTML page can force the browser to navigate to a restricted URL. Given the medium base severity and the prerequisite of renderer compromise, the overall risk for typical environments is moderate, though a determination could vary based on the likelihood of renderer compromise.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 03:09 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.125 or later.
  • Restrict or disable extensions that run with renderer privileges, as they may provide a path to renderer compromise.
  • Enforce strict site isolation and sandbox boundaries for the renderer process to limit its ability to bypass navigation restrictions.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 03:09 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4687-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6390-1 chromium security update
History

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Chrome Navigation Validation Flaw Enables Bypass of Browser Restrictions chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Navigation
Weaknesses CWE-1289
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Chrome Navigation Validation Flaw Enables Bypass of Browser Restrictions

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Navigation Bypass via Renderer Compromise in Google Chrome

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Navigation Bypass via Renderer Compromise in Google Chrome

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.125 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-20
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-15T15:20:03.789Z

Reserved: 2026-07-14T18:31:18.338Z

Link: CVE-2026-15778

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-15T15:19:54.439Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-07-14T20:09:55Z

Links: CVE-2026-15778 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T03:15:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-1289

    Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input

  • CWE-20

    Improper Input Validation