Insufficient Policy Enforcement in DirectSockets in Google Chrome

Publication date: 2026-05-06

Last updated on: 2026-05-07

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in DirectSockets in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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Meta Information

Published

2026-05-06

Last Modified

2026-05-07

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-05-06

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-7962

EUVD

EUVD-2026-28027

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	to 148.0.7778.96 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-20	The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is due to insufficient policy enforcement in the DirectSockets feature of Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. It allows a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read and write operations by using a specially crafted Chrome Extension.

Impact Analysis

An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could gain the ability to read and write arbitrary data through the DirectSockets feature, potentially leading to unauthorized access or manipulation of information within the browser environment.

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