Description
Inappropriate implementation in Mojo in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 149.0.7827.115 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-06-11
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6344-1 chromium security update
History

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation via Mojo in Google Chrome on Windows chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Inappropriate implementation Mojo
Weaknesses CWE-648
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation via Mojo in Google Chrome on Windows

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title OS‑Level Privilege Escalation via Improper Mojo Handling in Chrome Windows
Weaknesses CWE-285
CWE-732

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title OS‑Level Privilege Escalation via Improper Mojo Handling in Chrome Windows
Weaknesses CWE-285
CWE-732

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Inappropriate implementation in Mojo in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 149.0.7827.115 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-12T03:56:02.179Z

Reserved: 2026-06-11T18:16:05.286Z

Link: CVE-2026-12018

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-12T01:39:12.589Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-06-11T22:16:54.373

Modified: 2026-06-12T20:51:12.190

Link: CVE-2026-12018

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-06-11T20:48:08Z

Links: CVE-2026-12018 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-19T14:00:16Z

Weaknesses