CVE-2026-13961
MEDIUM 5.3 ALL-YEARSInsufficient validation of untrusted input in DevTools in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.3%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 20th percentile
Impact if exploited
5.3CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM · ADP
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ⚠User interaction: A user must take an action (click / open a file)
- ⚠Complexity: Needs a race window or specific setup
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20: Insufficient validation of untrusted input
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References and research data (JSON)
Vendor product assessments
All currently supported Red Hat products · known not affected
Vendor assessment for this product only.
Reason: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat · CVE-2026-13961 · Updated 2026-07-28T12:40:04+00:00
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | < 150.0.7871.46 |
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 5.3 v3.1 · ADP Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - MEDIUM 5.3 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
Advisories
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175352312.html CVE record · Chrome · Updated 2026-06-30T22:38:36.950Z
NVD · CVE-2026-13961 · Updated 2026-10-25T21:10:00.770
Red Hat · CVE-2026-13961 · Updated 2026-07-28T12:40:04+00:00 - https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-13961.json Red Hat · CVE-2026-13961 · Updated 2026-07-28T12:40:04+00:00
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-40649 EUVD · EUVD-2026-40649
Technical & other
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/513719481 CVE record · Chrome · Updated 2026-06-30T22:38:36.950Z
NVD · CVE-2026-13961 · Updated 2026-10-25T21:10:00.770
Red Hat · CVE-2026-13961 · Updated 2026-07-28T12:40:04+00:00 - https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13961 Red Hat · CVE-2026-13961 · Updated 2026-07-28T12:40:04+00:00
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-13961 Red Hat · CVE-2026-13961 · Updated 2026-07-28T12:40:04+00:00
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13961 Red Hat · CVE-2026-13961 · Updated 2026-07-28T12:40:04+00:00
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS