CVE-2026-7978 and is rated High severity with a CVSS score of 8.1. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
What to do next
Remediation and response
Microsoft Security Response Center guidance
Vendor revision: May 7, 2026
Release Notes
Vendor-listed releases
148.0.3967.54
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.2%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2026-7978?
Inappropriate implementation in Companion in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Medium)