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CVE-2026-10997: Google Chrome · Insufficient Policy Enforcement

Affects Google ChromeSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium : upgrade to 149.0.7827.53 when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 15% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 149.0.7827.53
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Jun 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Google Chrome to 149.0.7827.53.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GoogleChromeAffected
  • >=149.0.7827.53 <149.0.7827.53
Fixed in
  • 149.0.7827.53

AI-suggested

The vulnerability is fixed in Google Chrome version 149.0.7827.53. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since no explicit vendor advisory states otherwise, applying this update is the recommended mitigation. No additional vendor-provided mitigations or temporary fixes are noted.

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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