CVE-2026-16415

MEDIUM 5.4 ALL-YEARS

Published 2026-07-21 · Last modified 2026-07-24 · Chrome · NVD: Analyzed

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.182 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

LIMITED SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.3%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 17th percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no

Impact if exploited

5.4CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM · ADP

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityLow

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: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

No public PoC is currently catalogued.

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Affected

Vendors Google

Products Chrome

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-20: Insufficient validation of untrusted input

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

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-2026-16415 · Updated 2026-07-28T05:42:25+00:00

Known Affected Software Configurations

Vendor	Product	Version range
Google	Chrome	< 150.0.7871.182

All CVSS metrics

MEDIUM 5.4 v3.1 · ADP Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
MEDIUM 5.4 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

References

Advisories

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256605430.html Release NotesVendor AdvisoryCVE record · Chrome · Updated 2026-07-21T22:04:08.624Z
NVD · CVE-2026-16415 · Updated 2026-10-24T17:10:00.220
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-16415.json vendor-advisoryRed Hat · CVE-2026-16415 · Updated 2026-07-28T05:42:25+00:00
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-47570 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2026-47570

Technical & other

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/519244446 Permissions RequiredCVE record · Chrome · Updated 2026-07-21T22:04:08.624Z
NVD · CVE-2026-16415 · Updated 2026-10-24T17:10:00.220
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16415 vendor-referenceRed Hat · CVE-2026-16415 · Updated 2026-07-28T05:42:25+00:00
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16415 vendor-referenceRed Hat · CVE-2026-16415 · Updated 2026-07-28T05:42:25+00:00

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS