CVE-2026-16422 — HIGH (7.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-16422?

CVE-2026-16422 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2026-16422?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Chrome, Linux Linux Kernel.

Vulnerability Description

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 Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Chrome	< 150.0.7871.182
Linux	Linux Kernel	-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/533515002Permissions Required

FAQ

What is CVE-2026-16422?

CVE-2026-16422 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). 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 maliciou...

How severe is CVE-2026-16422?

CVE-2026-16422 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-16422?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Chrome, Linux Linux Kernel.