CVE-2026-11308 Privilege escalation in Chrome

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

An attacker can escalate privileges by convincing a user to install a malicious Chrome extension due to inappropriate implementation in the Extensions component.

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-2026-11308?

CVE-2026-11308 is a medium-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

Inappropriate implementation in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to perform privilege escalation via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11308?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-11308?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-11308 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11308 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-11308, ECHO-2784-9a9b-e50c, GHSA-hg9f-77c4-x7m4, MINI-cvh6-m85x-x756.

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