CVE-2026-10942 | Inappropriate implementation in UI in Google Chrome on Windo… | CVSS 7.8 HIGH

Description

Inappropriate implementation in UI in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-10942
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Chrome
Reserved: 2026-06-04 17:06 UTC
Published: 2026-06-04 23:03 UTC
Last updated: 2026-06-05 01:05 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-20
Insufficient validation of untrusted input
Vendor / Product: Google / Chrome
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.8 HIGH CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Google	Chrome	—	149.0.7827.53 < 149.0.7827.53

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-20	cna	Insufficient validation of untrusted input

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
7.8	HIGH	3.1	adp	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (2)