CVE-2026-10997 Security feature bypass in Chrome
An attacker can bypass discretionary access control in Google Chrome by convincing a user to install a malicious extension.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-10997?
CVE-2026-10997 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 4 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-10997?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-10997?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-10997 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-10997 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-10997, ECHO-9c54-1d7d-290e, GHSA-r2gf-386x-6q74, MINI-894g-4hgm-qjj8.