CVE-2026-12449

HIGH EPSS 1.5%

Published Jun 17, 20261w ago · Modified Jun 18, 20261w ago

7.8 CVSS 3.1

High

Published Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Last Modified Jun 18, 2026 1w ago

Description

Use after free in Chromoting in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 149.0.7827.155 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS Details

Base Score

7.8

Exploitability

1.8

Impact

5.9

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

User Interaction Required

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

1.5% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-416 Use After Free Memory Safety

Affected Products 2

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
google	chrome	*	<149.0.7827.155
microsoft	windows	*	any

References 2

chromereleases.googleblog.com https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01750511403.html

Vendor Advisory
issues.chromium.org https://issues.chromium.org/issues/513480539

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Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.