What is CVE-2026-106416?

CVE-2026-106416 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-10-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-106416?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

RCE in Google Chrome

CVE-2026-106416

Code injection in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof UI elements via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2026-10-06 · last modified 2026-10-07.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Google Chrome

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0864717… (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
issues.chromium.org/issues/514072462 (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-106416?: CVE-2026-106416 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-106416?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.