CVE-2026-9971 Cross-site scripting in Chrome

What is CVE-2026-9971?

CVE-2026-9971 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting 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

Inappropriate implementation in iOS in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-9971?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-9971?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2026-9971 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-9971 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2020-16017 Google Chrome Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2020-16010 Google Chrome for Android UI Heap Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2026-87491 Google Chromium V8 Out of Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2026-85046 Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-9971, ECHO-2927-2f14-a7d6, GHSA-3g4q-5xwc-2fr8, MINI-4wvr-cfqv-4r88.