Chrome Cast Impl. Nav Bypass 148.0.7778.96
CVE-2026-8009 Published on May 6, 2026
Inappropriate implementation in Cast in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-8009 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be low. considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Protection Mechanism Failure
The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. This weakness covers three distinct situations. A "missing" protection mechanism occurs when the application does not define any mechanism against a certain class of attack. An "insufficient" protection mechanism might provide some defenses - for example, against the most common attacks - but it does not protect against everything that is intended. Finally, an "ignored" mechanism occurs when a mechanism is available and in active use within the product, but the developer has not applied it in some code path.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-8009
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Affected Versions
Google Chrome:- Version 148.0.7778.96 and below 148.0.7778.96 is affected.