CVE-2026-11198 Code injection in Chrome
A remote attacker can escape the browser sandbox and execute arbitrary code via a crafted video file due to insufficient input validation in Chrome codecs.
- 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-2026-11198?
CVE-2026-11198 is a critical code injection 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 validation of untrusted input in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted video file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11198?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-11198?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2026-11198 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11198 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-11198, ECHO-3e34-e9d5-7031, GHSA-w7pf-4g5q-p5j6, MINI-hhwf-756h-w8m2.