CVE-2026-11272 Privilege escalation in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

A remote attacker can escalate privileges in Google Chrome on iOS by tricking a user into interacting with a crafted HTML page.

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-2026-11272?

CVE-2026-11272 is a high-severity 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 Reading List in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11272?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-11272?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-11272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-11272, ECHO-1f23-315f-e29d, GHSA-wgh9-28v2-8v35, MINI-57wv-4r3m-8xv8.

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