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CVE-2026-8018

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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)

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.1 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-06 19:16:52.770000
Last modified
2026-10-26 00:10:00.150000
View original CVE JSON
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  "published": "2026-05-06T19:16:52.770",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T00:10:00.150",
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