CVE-2026-19143 Path traversal in Chrome
A local attacker can escape the sandbox via a malicious file due to insufficient input validation in WebAPKs on Android.
- 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-2026-19143?
CVE-2026-19143 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 6 Aug 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
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in WebAPKs in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed a local attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19143?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-19143?
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-2026-19143 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-19143 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-19143, ECHO-2843-c6b7-fd95, GHSA-ff4p-927c-7922, MINI-8m2m-3mcv-wx7h.