local network risk

The local network risk tag covers threats and vulnerabilities that originate from within a local area network, such as the CVE-2026-7961 Chromium permissions flaw. This medium-severity bug, fixed in Chrome 148 and Edge 148, could allow an attacker on the same local network to leak cross-origin data via malicious network traffic. The tag highlights that browser security now extends beyond web pages to include trust assumptions about the local network. For Windows users and administrators, the key takeaway is to keep browsers updated, as the LAN is no longer a safe zone by default.