Google · Google Chrome · CVE-2026-7997
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Google Chrome on Mac versions prior to 148.0.7778.96
**Description**
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Updater allows a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file.
**Recommendations**
Update to version 148.0.7778.96 or later.