Input validation error in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-12446

 

Input validation error in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-12446

Published: June 17, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU134699
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-12446
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing HTML content in Passwords. Chrome High. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-12446

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 149.0.7827.155
Microsoft Edge - update to 149.0.4022.80
Google Chrome - update to 149.0.7827.155
chromium - addressed in versions 149.0.7827.155-1.el9, 149.0.7827.155-1.el10_2, 149.0.7827.155-1.el10_3, 149.0.7827.155-1.fc43, 149.0.7827.155-1.fc44
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 149.0.7827.155-1~deb12u1, 149.0.7827.155-1~deb13u1

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