CVE-2026-14124 Privilege escalation in Chrome
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-14124, ECHO-710c-6c34-9727, GHSA-p4r8-qhgc-gwhm, MINI-3xmv-rj55-crwf.