CVE-2026-5899
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UXSS Vulnerability in Chrome History Navigation Prior to

Publication date: 2026-04-08

Last updated on: 2026-04-13

Assigner: Chrome

Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in History Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
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Published
2026-04-08
Last Modified
2026-04-13
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-04-09
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2026-5899
EUVD
EUVD-2026-20723
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Vendor Product Version / Range
google chrome to 147.0.7727.55 (exc)
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CWE-346 The product does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an insufficient policy enforcement issue in the History Navigation feature of Google Chrome versions prior to 147.0.7727.55. It allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (known as UXSS - Universal Cross-Site Scripting) by convincing a user to perform specific user interface gestures on a specially crafted HTML page.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that an attacker could execute arbitrary scripts or HTML in the context of the victim's browser. This could lead to unauthorized actions, data theft, or manipulation of web content viewed by the user. However, the severity of this issue is considered low by Chromium security standards.

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