What is CVE-2026-10942?

CVE-2026-10942 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2026-10942?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Google Chrome

CVE-2026-10942

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)

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2026-06-04 · last modified 2026-07-22.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 149.0.7827.53
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Release Notes)
issues.chromium.org/issues/504104263 (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-10942?: CVE-2026-10942 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-10942?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.