CVE-2026-13863 Privilege escalation in Chrome
A local attacker can escalate privileges via a malicious file due to insufficient input validation in Chrome's CustomTabs feature on Android.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-13863?
CVE-2026-13863 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 30 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in CustomTabs in Google Chrome on Android prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-13863?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-13863?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-13863 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-13863 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-13863, ECHO-031a-b650-32dd, GHSA-j37g-2qp6-q3pv, MINI-3xwh-w8f9-5c56.