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Google Chrome Updater Privilege Escalation Vulnerability on Mac

Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Updater component of Google Chrome for Mac, in versions prior to 148.0.7778.96, allows local attackers to escalate privileges at the operating system level by exploiting insufficient validation of untrusted input. This exploitation can be achieved through a malicious file.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized OS-level privilege escalation.

Remediation

Users can update to Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 or later to address this vulnerability.

Added: May 6, 2026, 7:46 PM
Updated: May 6, 2026, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
8.4
impact
2.5
exploitability
2.9
remediation
7.7
relevance
7.6
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.0

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.