Policy Bypass in Chrome Downloads Enables Multi-Download Circumvention

Publication date: 2026-04-08

Last updated on: 2026-04-13

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Policy bypass in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to bypass of multi-download protections via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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Published

2026-04-08

Last Modified

2026-04-13

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-04-09

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-5900

EUVD

EUVD-2026-20724

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	to 147.0.7727.55 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-693	The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a policy bypass in the Downloads feature of Google Chrome versions prior to 147.0.7727.55. It allows a remote attacker to circumvent multi-download protections by using a specially crafted HTML page.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass restrictions on multiple downloads, potentially leading to unwanted or malicious files being downloaded without the user's consent or awareness.

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