Incorrect Privilege Assignment Affecting chromium package, versions [,147.0.7727.55)
Threat Intelligence
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- published9 Apr 2026
- disclosed8 Apr 2026
- creditPovcfe of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab
Introduced: 8 Apr 2026
CVE-2026-5901 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade chromium to version 147.0.7727.55 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Privilege Assignment via insufficient enforcement of enterprise host restrictions in DevTools. An attacker can bypass intended security controls by convincing a user to install a malicious extension, which then modifies cookies outside of allowed hosts.