CVE-2026-16414 Other in Chrome
A local attacker can escape the browser sandbox via malicious network traffic due to insufficient input validation in Chromecast.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-16414?
CVE-2026-16414 is a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 21 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Chromecast in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.182 allowed a local attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16414?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-16414?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-16414 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16414 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-16414, ECHO-0ea9-0f5e-5dfd, GHSA-jx9v-4gxq-g867, MINI-7m4r-w78f-8fxr.