CVE-2026-11092 Privilege escalation in Chrome
An attacker can escalate privileges by tricking a user into installing a malicious Chrome extension that exploits insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools.
- 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-2026-11092?
CVE-2026-11092 is a high-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 DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to perform privilege escalation via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weakness: CWE-602
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11092?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-11092?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-11092 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11092 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-11092, ECHO-af94-8eab-ca51, GHSA-3gfh-6wg3-9q56, MINI-5q9x-6mqr-qq7v.