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New Chrome Vulnerability Let Malicious Extensions Escalate Privileges via Gemini Panel
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-0628 | Insufficient policy enforcement in WebView tag in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.192 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious… | 8.8 | 7% |
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3 min read at thehackernews.com
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome that could have permitted attackers to escalate privileges and gain access to local files on the system. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0628 (CVSS score: 8. 8), has been described as a case of insufficient policy enforcement in the WebView tag.
By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com
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