CVE-2026-16422

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Certificate in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 150.0.7871.182 allowed an attacker in a privileged network position to perform domain spoofing via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256605430.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/533515002	Permissions Required

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-21 23:16

Updated : 2026-07-24 14:54

NVD link : CVE-2026-16422

Mitre link : CVE-2026-16422

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-16422

JSON object : View

Products Affected

google

chrome

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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