CVE-2026-19139 Race condition in Chrome
A local attacker can achieve OS-level privilege escalation in Google Chrome on Windows via a race condition in the CredentialProvider component.
- 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-2026-19139?
CVE-2026-19139 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 6 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Race in CredentialProvider in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19139?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-19139?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-19139 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-19139 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-19139, ECHO-fa03-684f-24f9, GHSA-h23f-fw55-m43w, MINI-4g3c-pjwg-7cx4.