CVE-2026-13927 Privilege escalation in Chrome

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local attacker can escalate privileges via a malicious file due to insufficient input validation in the UI of Google Chrome 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-2026-13927?

CVE-2026-13927 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 UI 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-2026-13927?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-13927?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-13927 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-13927 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-13927, ECHO-eea7-9610-e779, GHSA-hr79-qv9v-v3rj, MINI-hr73-x56j-c8mr.

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