Google Chrome Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Chromoting on Windows

Vulnerability

A race condition vulnerability has been identified in the Chromoting feature of Google Chrome on Windows, in versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform privilege escalation by exploiting a malicious file.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized privilege escalation.

Remediation

Users can update to Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 or later to address this vulnerability.

Added: May 6, 2026, 8:21 PM
Updated: May 6, 2026, 8:21 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
8.4
impact
10.0
exploitability
2.9
remediation
7.7
relevance
7.6
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.0

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