CVE-2026-9969 Code injection in Chrome
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted HTML pages due to insufficient input validation in ANGLE within Google Chrome.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-9969?
CVE-2026-9969 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 28 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-9969?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-9969?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2026-9969 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-9969 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-9969, ECHO-8985-5c20-9490, GHSA-c58w-v557-6m52, MINI-wqhq-v478-jjf8.