CVE-2026-13863
HIGH 7.8 ALL-YEARSInsufficient validation of untrusted input in CustomTabs in Google Chrome on Android prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.8), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.1%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 3rd percentile
Impact if exploited
7.8CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · ADP
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ⚠User interaction: A user must take an action (click / open a file)
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20: Insufficient validation of untrusted input
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References and research data (JSON)
Vendor product assessments
All currently supported Red Hat products · known not affected
Vendor assessment for this product only.
Reason: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat · CVE-2026-13863 · Updated 2026-07-28T12:50:40+00:00
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | < 150.0.7871.47 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 7.8 v3.1 · ADP Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - HIGH 7.8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Advisories
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175352312.html CVE record · Chrome · Updated 2026-06-30T22:38:00.908Z
NVD · CVE-2026-13863 · Updated 2026-10-25T21:10:00.770
Red Hat · CVE-2026-13863 · Updated 2026-07-28T12:50:40+00:00 - https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-13863.json Red Hat · CVE-2026-13863 · Updated 2026-07-28T12:50:40+00:00
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-40549 EUVD · EUVD-2026-40549
Technical & other
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/496012495 CVE record · Chrome · Updated 2026-06-30T22:38:00.908Z
NVD · CVE-2026-13863 · Updated 2026-10-25T21:10:00.770
Red Hat · CVE-2026-13863 · Updated 2026-07-28T12:50:40+00:00 - https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13863 Red Hat · CVE-2026-13863 · Updated 2026-07-28T12:50:40+00:00
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-13863 Red Hat · CVE-2026-13863 · Updated 2026-07-28T12:50:40+00:00
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13863 Red Hat · CVE-2026-13863 · Updated 2026-07-28T12:50:40+00:00
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS