CVE-2026-11229 Privilege escalation in Chrome
A local attacker with physical access can escalate privileges due to an inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome Enterprise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-11229?
CVE-2026-11229 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 4 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Inappropriate implementation in Enterprise in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via physical access to the device. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11229?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-11229?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-11229 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11229 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-11229, ECHO-41d9-7c5f-42ec, GHSA-9wx5-rmpr-qj4p, MINI-c6fc-9qpv-5fxr.