CVE-2026-13897 Privilege escalation in Chrome
A remote attacker can escalate privileges in Google Chrome via a crafted HTML page due to insufficient policy enforcement in Chromecast.
- 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-2026-13897?
CVE-2026-13897 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 30 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 policy enforcement in Chromecast in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-13897?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-13897?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-13897 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-13897 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-13897, ECHO-12e9-1d14-8aa3, GHSA-r2vp-m7vr-jfp6, MINI-5qww-57mh-8m4x.