Improper Privilege Management Affecting chromium package, versions [,148.0.7778.96)
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- published7 May 2026
- disclosed6 May 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 6 May 2026
CVE-2026-7978 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade chromium to version 148.0.7778.96 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management through the Companion process. An attacker can gain elevated operating system privileges by sending specially crafted network traffic.