CVE-2026-11170 Privilege escalation in Chrome

High 8.1 Published Updated

A remote attacker can achieve OS-level privilege escalation on Linux via malicious network traffic exploiting an inappropriate implementation in Chromoting.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-11170?

CVE-2026-11170 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 4 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Inappropriate implementation in Chromoting in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Weakness: CWE-693

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11170?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-11170?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-11170 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11170 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-11170, ECHO-9e10-da52-82b4, GHSA-hvc5-x4pv-v62q, MINI-qq9v-5qv4-m35g.

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