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New Chrome Vulnerability Let Malicious Extensions Escalate Privileges via Gemini Panel

New Chrome Vulnerability Let Malicious Extensions Escalate Privileges via Gemini Panel


Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome that could have permitted attackers to escalate privileges and gain access to local files on the system.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0628 (CVSS score: 8.8), has been described as a case of insufficient policy enforcement in the WebView tag. It was patched by Google in early January 2026

Source: thehackernews.com –

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