CVE-2026-8537

MEDIUMNVD 4.34.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 4.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 4.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
4.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Insufficient policy enforcement in ViewTransitions in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS v3
4.3
Vendor severity
HIGHper Google (Chromium)Vendor's own band, not a CVSS rating — advisory text: (Chromium security severity: High)
EG Score
4.3MEDIUMmedium confidence
EG Risk
19
EG Risk 19/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity43% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
EPSS PROB
0.2%
EPSS %ILE
12th
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 14, 2026

Last Modified

May 19, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 17, 2026
Patch available.
generic

Chromium

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/495890000
generic

Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8537(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
chromium100.0.4896.127-1 ... 99.0.4844.84-1~deb11u1 (500 versions)
  • every version on: no fix on record
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Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
chromium113.0.5672.126-1 ... 148.0.7778.96-3 (353 versions)
  • every version up to 148.0.7778.167-1~deb12u1: fixed in 148.0.7778.167-1~deb12u1
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
chromium138.0.7204.183-1 ... 148.0.7778.96-3 (119 versions)
  • every version up to 148.0.7778.167-1~deb13u1: fixed in 148.0.7778.167-1~deb13u1
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
chromium138.0.7204.183-1 ... 148.0.7778.96-3 (120 versions)
  • every version up to 148.0.7778.167-1: fixed in 148.0.7778.167-1
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Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 26× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 230 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-10-09 20:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  17. 2026-08-23 17:36 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-08-23 17:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-22 01:42 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-22 01:42 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-08-22 01:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  25. 2026-08-20 19:32 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-20 19:32 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-08-20 19:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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  30. 2026-08-17 10:21 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-08-17 10:21 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-08-17 10:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  35. 2026-08-16 03:53 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-08-16 03:53 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-08-16 03:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
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  40. 2026-08-14 02:31 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-14 02:31 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-08-14 02:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-13 02:22 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-08-13 02:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-08-12 02:14 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-08-12 02:14 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-08-12 02:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-11 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-11 02:05 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-08-11 02:05 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-08-11 02:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  56. 2026-08-10 01:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-09 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-08-09 01:48 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-08-09 01:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-08-07 21:52 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-08-07 21:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-08-07 16:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  64. 2026-08-06 21:44 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-08-06 21:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  68. 2026-08-05 21:34 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-08-05 21:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  74. 2026-08-03 19:27 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-08-03 19:27 UTCVendor advisory

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8537?
CVE-2026-8537 is a medium vulnerability published on May 14, 2026. Insufficient policy enforcement in ViewTransitions in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
When was CVE-2026-8537 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8537 was first published on May 14, 2026, with the most recent update on May 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8537 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8537 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (12th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8537?
CVE-2026-8537 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8537?
A fix for CVE-2026-8537 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-8537 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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