CVE-2026-0628
Insufficient policy enforcement in WebView tag in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.192 allowed...
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)
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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)
- Record
CVE-2026-0628- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-1217
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)
- Record
EUVD-2026-1217- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rw66-g8v8-wcwh
Insufficient policy enforcement in WebView tag in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.192 allowed...
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)
- Record
GHSA-rw66-g8v8-wcwh- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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)
- Record
CVE-2026-0628- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2026-0628
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)
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2026-0628- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
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)
- Record
CVE-2026-0628- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-0628
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)
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-0628- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:10016-1 No score
chromedriver-143.0.7499.192-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-143.0.7499.192-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:10016-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:20020-1 No score
Security update for chromium
This update for chromium fixes the following issues:
Changes in chromium:
-
Chromium 143.0.7499.192 (boo#1256067):
- CVE-2026-0628: Insufficient policy enforcement in WebView tag
-
Chromium 143.0.7499.169 (stable released 2025-12-18)
- no cve listed yet
Chromium 143.0.7499.146 (boo#1255115):
- CVE-2025-14765: Use after free in WebGPU
- CVE-2025-14766: Out of bounds read and write in V8
- CVE-2025-14174: Out of bounds memory access in ANGLE
- Chromium 143.0.7499.109 (boo#1254776):
- CVE-2025-14372: Use after free in Password Manager
- CVE-2025-14373: Inappropriate implementation in Toolbar
- third issue with an exploit is known to exist in the wild
Chromium 143.0.7499.40 (boo#1254429):
- CVE-2025-13630: Type Confusion in V8
- CVE-2025-13631: Inappropriate implementation in Google Updater
- CVE-2025-13632: Inappropriate implementation in DevTools
- CVE-2025-13633: Use after free in Digital Credentials
- CVE-2025-13634: Inappropriate implementation in Downloads
- CVE-2025-13720: Bad cast in Loader
- CVE-2025-13721: Race in v8
- CVE-2025-13635: Inappropriate implementation in Downloads
- CVE-2025-13636: Inappropriate implementation in Split View
- CVE-2025-13637: Inappropriate implementation in Downloads
- CVE-2025-13638: Use after free in Media Stream
- CVE-2025-13639: Inappropriate implementation in WebRTC
- CVE-2025-13640: Inappropriate implementation in Passwords
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:20020-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
qt6-qtwebengineAlpine:v3.23 |
before 6.10.1-r4 | 6.10.1-r4 |
qt6-qtwebengineAlpine:v3.24 |
before 6.10.2-r1 | 6.10.2-r1 |
chromiumDebian:12 |
before 143.0.7499.192-1~deb12u1, plus listed versions 113.0.5672.126-1114.0.5735.106-1114.0.5735.106-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.106-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.133-1 Show 45 moreShow less114.0.5735.133-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.133-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.198-1114.0.5735.198-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.198-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.90-1114.0.5735.90-2114.0.5735.90-2~deb11u1114.0.5735.90-2~deb12u1115.0.5790.102-1115.0.5790.102-2115.0.5790.170-1115.0.5790.170-1~deb11u1115.0.5790.170-1~deb12u1115.0.5790.98-1115.0.5790.98-1~deb11u1115.0.5790.98-1~deb12u1115.0.5790.98-2116.0.5845.110-1116.0.5845.110-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.110-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.110-2116.0.5845.140-1116.0.5845.140-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.140-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.180-1116.0.5845.180-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.180-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.96-1116.0.5845.96-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.96-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.96-2117.0.5938.132-1117.0.5938.132-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.132-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.132-2117.0.5938.149-1117.0.5938.149-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.149-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.62-1117.0.5938.62-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.62-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.92-1118.0.5993.117-1118.0.5993.117-1~deb11u1 |
143.0.7499.192-1~deb12u1 |
chromiumDebian:13 |
before 143.0.7499.192-1~deb13u1, plus listed versions 138.0.7204.183-1139.0.7258.127-1139.0.7258.127-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.127-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.127-2 Show 45 moreShow less139.0.7258.138-1139.0.7258.138-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.138-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.154-1139.0.7258.154-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.154-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.66-1139.0.7258.66-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1140.0.7339.127-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.185-1140.0.7339.185-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.185-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.207-1140.0.7339.207-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.207-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.80-1140.0.7339.80-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.80-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.107-1141.0.7390.107-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.107-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.122-1141.0.7390.122-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.122-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.54-1141.0.7390.54-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.54-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.65-1141.0.7390.65-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.65-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.134-1142.0.7444.134-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.134-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.162-1142.0.7444.162-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.162-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.175-1142.0.7444.175-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.175-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.59-1142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.59-1~deb13u1143.0.7499.109-1 |
143.0.7499.192-1~deb13u1 |
chromiumDebian:14 |
before 143.0.7499.192-1, plus listed versions 138.0.7204.183-1139.0.7258.127-1139.0.7258.127-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.127-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.127-2 Show 45 moreShow less139.0.7258.138-1139.0.7258.138-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.138-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.154-1139.0.7258.154-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.154-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.66-1139.0.7258.66-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1140.0.7339.127-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.185-1140.0.7339.185-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.185-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.207-1140.0.7339.207-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.207-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.80-1140.0.7339.80-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.80-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.107-1141.0.7390.107-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.107-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.122-1141.0.7390.122-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.122-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.54-1141.0.7390.54-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.54-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.65-1141.0.7390.65-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.65-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.134-1142.0.7444.134-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.134-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.162-1142.0.7444.162-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.162-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.175-1142.0.7444.175-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.175-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.59-1142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.59-1~deb13u1143.0.7499.109-1 |
143.0.7499.192-1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 143.0.7499.192-1.1 | 143.0.7499.192-1.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 16.0 From an advisory covering 19 CVEs |
before 143.0.7499.192-bp160.1.1 | 143.0.7499.192-bp160.1.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | fevar54/CVE-2026-0628-POC | 2026-01-07 |
| PoC in GitHub | sastraadiwiguna-purpleeliteteaming/Dissecting-CVE-2026-0628-Chromium-Extension-Privilege-Escalation | 2026-01-31 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-0628 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Chrome, published January 6, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.9%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in qt6-qtwebengine 6.10.1-r4.
References
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
issues.chromium.org/issues/463155954
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0628
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rw66-g8v8-wcwh
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-0628
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-0628
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suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0628
bugzilla.suse.com/1254429
Left out here: 262 versions. The JSON record has them.