Google Chrome up to 143.0.7499.146 WebView Tag authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WebView Tag Handler. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-0628. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component WebView Tag Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Insufficient policy enforcement in WebView tag in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.192 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to inject scripts or HTML into a privileged page via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)

The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-0628. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/12/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 281895 (Google Chrome < 143.0.7499.192 Vulnerability), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 143.0.7499.192 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (281895) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0020). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Fedora Linux
  • Google Chrome

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 281895
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 143.0.7499.192 Vulnerability

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 143.0.7499.192

Timelineinfo

01/06/2026 VulDB entry created
01/07/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
01/12/2026 +5 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-0628 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-0628
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-339757
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0020 - Google Chrome/Microsoft Edge: Schwachstelle erm&ouml;glicht nicht spezifizierten Angriff

Entryinfo

Created: 01/07/2026 00:39
Updated: 01/12/2026 09:56
Changes: 01/07/2026 00:39 (52), 01/07/2026 09:59 (2), 01/07/2026 10:56 (7), 01/08/2026 10:11 (3), 01/08/2026 13:50 (1), 01/12/2026 09:56 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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