Chrome CredentialProvider: sandbox escape (fix 156.0.8078.47)

critical severity ยท published 2026-10-20

A local attacker can run their own code on the computer outside Chrome's sandbox through physical access to the computer, using an improper privilege management flaw in the CredentialProvider component of Chrome on Windows. Chromium rates it Medium.

Fixed in: 156.0.8078.47

CVE: CVE-2026-113283

Source: NVD

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