CVE-2026-14124 Privilege escalation in Chrome

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local attacker can achieve OS-level privilege escalation in Google Chrome on Windows via a malicious file due to an inappropriate CredentialProvider implementation.

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-2026-14124?

CVE-2026-14124 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

Inappropriate implementation in CredentialProvider in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14124?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-14124?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-14124 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14124 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-14124, ECHO-710c-6c34-9727, GHSA-p4r8-qhgc-gwhm, MINI-3xmv-rj55-crwf.

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