CVE-2026-11103 Privilege escalation in Chrome

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local attacker can achieve OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file due to an inappropriate implementation in the Chrome installer on Windows.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-11103?

CVE-2026-11103 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 4 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Inappropriate implementation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11103?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-11103?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-11103 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11103 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-11103, ECHO-451e-6de6-42fa, GHSA-qqjc-r7fp-h3vj, MINI-2h4p-qhwr-m8f7.

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