CVE-2026-8018
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Insufficient Policy Enforcement in Google Chrome DevTools

Publication date: 2026-05-06

Last updated on: 2026-05-06

Assigner: Chrome

Description
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)
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Published
2026-05-06
Last Modified
2026-05-06
Generated
2026-05-07
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2026-05-06
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Showing 1 associated CPE
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google chrome 148.0.7778.96
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability is an insufficient policy enforcement issue in the DevTools component of Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. It allows a remote attacker to potentially escape the browser's sandbox by exploiting malicious network traffic.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The impact of this vulnerability is that a remote attacker could potentially bypass the sandbox protections of Google Chrome, which are designed to isolate processes and limit the ability of malicious code to affect the system. This could lead to unauthorized access or control beyond the browser environment.


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