CVE-2026-10997 Security feature bypass in Chrome

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

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.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-10997, ECHO-9c54-1d7d-290e, GHSA-r2gf-386x-6q74, MINI-894g-4hgm-qjj8.

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