Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2026-7989

What is CVE-2026-7989?

A vulnerability has been identified in Google Chrome which relates to insufficient data validation in the DataTransfer component. This flaw permits a remote attacker, who has successfully compromised the renderer process, to execute arbitrary read and write operations. By leveraging a specially crafted HTML page, attackers could exploit this vulnerability to manipulate data undetected. Users are advised to update their Chrome browser to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

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