What is CVE-2026-11229?

CVE-2026-11229 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2026-11229?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Apple macOS

CVE-2026-11229

Inappropriate implementation in Enterprise in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via physical access to the device. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2026-06-04 · last modified 2026-07-23.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 0.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Release Notes)
issues.chromium.org/issues/482713603 (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-11229?: CVE-2026-11229 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-11229?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.