ChromeWeb browser · Google
CVE-2026-11189
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedInsufficient validation of untrusted input in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA vulnerability in Chrome DevTools allows a maliciously crafted Chrome extension to bypass navigation restrictions due to insufficient validation of untrusted input. The attacker must convince a user to install a malicious extension first, after which the extension can manipulate DevTools to circumvent navigation controls.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
ChromeWeb browser
< 149.0.7827.53CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Chrome versionNavigate to chrome://settings/help or chrome://version to view the installed Chrome versionAffected if The installed version is earlier than 149.0.7827.53
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Review installed extensionsOpen chrome://extensions/ and examine all installed extensionsAffected if Any installed extension was obtained from an untrusted source outside the Chrome Web Store, or if any extension appears suspicious or was installed at the prompting of an untrusted website
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Verify extension permissionsIn chrome://extensions/, click 'Details' on each extension and review the permissions granted, particularly any that allow modifying navigation or DevTools accessAffected if Any extension has permissions that appear excessive for its stated purpose or include DevTools/navigation manipulation capabilities
You are affected if your Chrome version is earlier than 149.0.7827.53 AND you have installed a potentially malicious or untrusted extension that could exploit the DevTools navigation validation bypass.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped149.0.7827.53
Update Google Chrome to version 149.0.7827.53 or later. Organizations should enforce approved browser versions and restrict extension installation permissions to trusted sources only.
Chrome 149.0.7827.53 or later
- 1. Open Google Chrome on your system
- 2. Click the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner
- 3. Select 'Help' from the dropdown menu
- 4. Click 'About Google Chrome'
- 5. Chrome will automatically check for and download any available updates
- 6. If the update to version 149.0.7827.53 or later is available, it will be downloaded automatically
- 7. Click 'Relaunch' or 'Restart' to apply the update
- 8. After Chrome restarts, return to Help > About Google Chrome to confirm the version is 149.0.7827.53 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-11189 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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