CVE-2026-5901: google chrome
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-5901 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 4Timeline
- 08-04-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass enterprise host restrictions for cookie modification via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.14%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
3%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Decrease -0.08 pp
From 0.22% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Alpine1 product
- qt6-qtwebengine< 6.10.3-r3 | < 6.11.0-r7
Chainguard1 product
- chromium< 147.0.7727.101-r0
Debian1 product
- chromium< 147.0.7727.55-1~deb12u1 | < 147.0.7727.55-1~deb13u1 | < 147.0.7727.55-1
Google1 product
- chrome≥ 147.0.7727.55, < 147.0.7727.55 | < 147.0.7727.55
Wolfi1 product
- chromium< 147.0.7727.101-r0
5 vendors · 5 products
References
4 links- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlRelease NotesVendor Advisory