Privilege elevation in Google Chrome Installer on Windows
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.
Summary
Google Chrome on Windows before 155.0.8059.79 contains a privilege elevation flaw in its Installer, classified as CWE-250 (execution with unnecessary privileges). A local attacker with no privileges can obtain sensitive information through a local program, and user interaction is required.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Privilege elevation in Installer in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 155.0.8059.79 allowed a local attacker to obtain sensitive information via a local program. (Chromium security severity: High)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | 155.0.8059.79 to before 155.0.8059.79 | 155.0.8059.79 | Patch available | CNA |
- Chrome VendorGoogle Affected 155.0.8059.79 to before 155.0.8059.79 Fixed in 155.0.8059.79 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Google Chrome on Windows to version 155.0.8059.79.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 155.0.8059.79
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Google Chrome 155.0.8059.79
37 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 27 MEDIUM, 10 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-73722 Use after free in Google Chrome on Android allows code executionPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-73718 Use after free in Google Chrome Network allows remote code executionPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-73709 Heap-based buffer overflow in ANGLE in Google Chrome on AndroidPriority MEDIUM 43
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110150
- 2026-10-14 Alias added: GHSA-j635-52v4-x2hq
- 2026-10-14 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-15 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-15 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
More Google Chrome vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-09686 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04898 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04346 Use after free in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2026-110150 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110150 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j635-52v4-x2hq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-110150 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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