Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-0628

Insufficient policy enforcement in WebView tag in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.192 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to inject scripts

Published Jan 6, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 26, 2026 · Google Chrome

Last checked Oct 30, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2026-0628 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 20.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Google Chrome.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
20.95%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe google/chrome · vendor Google Chrome 143.0.7499.192 <143.0.7499.192

Insufficient policy enforcement in WebView tag in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.192 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to inject scripts or HTML into a privileged page via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)

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  • cpe google/chrome< 143.0.7499.192
  • vendor Google Chrome 143.0.7499.192 <143.0.7499.192143.0.7499.192 <143.0.7499.192

How to fix CVE-2026-0628

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2026-0628 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 20.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Google Chrome.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Google Chrome 143.0.7499.192 <143.0.7499.192 143.0.7499.192 <143.0.7499.192. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-862: Missing Authorization. EPSS 20.95%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 7, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Insufficient policy enforcement in WebView tag in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.192 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to inject scripts or HTML into a privileged page via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)

  2. Oct 26, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Insufficient policy enforcement in WebView tag in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.192 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to inject scripts or HTML into a privileged page via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-0628

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-1217

    Insufficient policy enforcement in WebView tag in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.192 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to inject scripts or HTML into a privileged page via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-0628

    Insufficient policy enforcement in WebView tag in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.192 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to inject scripts or HTML into a privileged page via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 30, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • EUVDOct 30, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 27, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 27, 2026