Insufficient Input Validation in Google Chrome Contextual Tasks

Publication date: 2026-08-06

Last updated on: 2026-08-06

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Contextual Tasks in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed a remote attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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Published

2026-08-06

Last Modified

2026-08-06

Generated

2026-08-07

AI Q&A

2026-08-07

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-19169

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	151.0.7922.109

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-20	The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an insufficient validation issue in Contextual Tasks in Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.109. A remote attacker could exploit it by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page, leading to privilege escalation.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain higher privileges on your system than intended. This might let them perform unauthorized actions, access sensitive data, or install malicious software without your knowledge.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.109 or later to address the vulnerability.

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