CVE-2026-7930
Description
From CVE.org
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Cookies in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Statement
This CVE has been marked as Rejected by the assigning CNA.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality,Integrity,Availability
Technical Impact: Modify Application Data; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Attackers can easily modify cookies, within the browser or by implementing the client-side code outside of the browser. Reliance on cookies without detailed validation and integrity checking can allow attackers to bypass authentication, conduct injection attacks such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting, or otherwise modify inputs in unexpected ways.
Access Control
Technical Impact: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
It is dangerous to use cookies to set a user's privileges. The cookie can be manipulated to escalate an attacker's privileges to an administrative level.
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