CVE-2026-11229 Privilege escalation in Chrome

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

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.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-11229, ECHO-41d9-7c5f-42ec, GHSA-9wx5-rmpr-qj4p, MINI-c6fc-9qpv-5fxr.

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