What is CVE-2026-12448?

CVE-2026-12448 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-06-17.

How severe is CVE-2026-12448?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Google Android

CVE-2026-12448

Inappropriate implementation in WebView in Google Chrome on Android prior to 149.0.7827.155 allowed a remote attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2026-06-17 · last modified 2026-06-18.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (15.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-06.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 15.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Google Chrome — versions 149.0.7827.155

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175051… (Vendor Advisory)
issues.chromium.org/issues/513458233 (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-12448?: CVE-2026-12448 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-06-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-12448?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.