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CVE-2026-10942

📛 CVE Title

CVE-2026-10942

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Description

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)

Overview

State
PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA)
Chrome
CVSS severity
high
CVSS score
CVSS 7.8 / 10 7.8 7.8 / 10
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Effective score
7.8 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
CWE(s)
CWE-20
Reserved
2026-06-04
Published
2026-06-04 23:03 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-05 01:05 UTC
Source
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/10xxx/CVE-2026-10942.json
Linked Threat
CVE-2026-10942 — CVE-2026-10942

NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0

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NVD published
2026-06-04 23:16:56 UTC
NVD last modified
2026-07-22 20:10:00 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1
CVSS 7.8 / 10 7.8 7.8 / 10 HIGH source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability subscore
1.8 / 10
Impact subscore
5.9 / 10
EPSS score
0.0012 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile
2.53% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-27

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European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.

EUVD ID
EUVD-2026-34391
Assigner
Chrome
Published
Jun 4, 2026, 11:03:48 PM
Updated
Jun 5, 2026, 1:05:05 AM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
7.8 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EUVD-reported EPSS
0.1200
Vendors
Google
Products
Chrome (149.0.7827.53 <149.0.7827.53)
Aliases
GHSA-fjjw-c73h-35f8

ENISA description: 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)

EUVD references (2)

Microsoft Security Response Center MSRC

Microsoft's vendor-authoritative record from the Security Update Guide — its own CVSS score, impact, severity rating, exploit assessment, and KB-article fixes. Refreshed 2026-07-23 03:00 UTC (source: CVRF).

Release
2026-Jun
Microsoft remediations / KB articles (2)
Microsoft FAQ (2)

What is the version information for this release?

Microsoft Edge Version Date Released Based on Chromium Version
149.0.4022.52 06/05/2026 149.0.7827.54

Why is this Chrome CVE included in the Security Update Guide?

The vulnerability assigned to this CVE is in Chromium Open Source Software (OSS) which is consumed by Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). It is being documented in the Security Update Guide to announce that the latest version of Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) is no longer vulnerable.

How can I see the version of the browser?

  1. In your Microsoft Edge browser, click on the 3 dots (...) on the very right-hand side of the window
  2. Click on Help and Feedback
  3. Click on About Microsoft Edge

Affected products (1)
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Google Chrome 149.0.7827.53 (affected) —

Affected products — CPE 2.3 (2) NVD

NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.

  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor references (2)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

Web references (7)

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NVD-tagged references (2)

Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.

Remediations (20)

Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.

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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-10942.json.

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