Widely used Chrome browser; enterprise endpoints at risk via user-installed malicious extensions; high-severity escalation.
CVE-2026-11092
Privilege escalation via malicious Chrome extension (DevTools policy gap).
Is CVE-2026-11092 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-11092 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.18% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-11092?
CVE-2026-11092 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-11092?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-11092. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-11092 affect?
CVE-2026-11092 affects Google Chrome <=149.0.7827.53, Chrome DevTools extension policy. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-11092?
Update to Chrome 149.0.7827.53 or newer
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attacker can escalate within Chrome by tricking a user into installing a crafted extension; may access browser data and permissions.
Patch when possible
- affected< 149.0.7827.53
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.