ChromeWeb browser · Google
CVE-2026-11193
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 policy enforcement in Password Manager in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted HTML page. (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 · high confidenceInsufficient policy enforcement in Chrome's Password Manager allowed a remote attacker to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted HTML page, potentially exposing stored credentials.
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
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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 installed Chrome versionNavigate to chrome://settings/help in the browser address bar, or run 'chrome --version' from command lineAffected if Version number displayed is lower than 149.0.7827.53
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Confirm Password Manager is activeNavigate to chrome://settings/passwords and verify that 'Offer to save passwords' is enabled or that saved passwords existAffected if Password Manager is enabled or has stored credentials AND the browser version is below 149.0.7827.53
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Verify Chrome update channelCheck chrome://settings/help to see if Chrome is set to automatically update, or run 'google-chrome --version' to confirm the exact buildAffected if Browser is on an older release channel with version below the fixed version
A user is affected if they are running Google Chrome version lower than 149.0.7827.53 with Password Manager enabled or in use.
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 to patch the vulnerability.
Chrome 149.0.7827.53 or later
- Open Google Chrome browser
- Click the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner
- Select 'Help' from the dropdown menu
- Click 'About Google Chrome'
- Chrome will automatically check for and download any available updates
- Wait for the update to download completely
- Click 'Relaunch' or restart the browser to apply the update
- Verify the version by returning to About Google Chrome and confirming version 149.0.7827.53 or later is installed
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing2.0 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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-11193 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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