CVE-2026-14122 Path traversal in Chrome
Remote attackers can perform arbitrary file read and write operations via a crafted HTML page due to insufficient input validation in WebAppInstalls.
- 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-2026-14122?
CVE-2026-14122 is a high-severity path traversal 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 validation of untrusted input in WebAppInstalls in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14122?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-14122?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-14122 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14122 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-14122, ECHO-e70d-695f-f7a5, GHSA-786v-2h39-2p26, MINI-g9c7-h2hf-cqrp.