What is CVE-2026-19139?
Race in CredentialProvider in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)
The record classifies CVE-2026-19139 under weakness class CWE-362. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 83 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 7.4 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.7% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 7.4/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-08-06, last modified 2026-08-07
Is CVE-2026-19139 being exploited?
Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2026-19139 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 38 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
- trickest/cve (trickest)
Affected products and versions
- Google: Chrome
How to fix CVE-2026-19139
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-19139 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-19139
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-19139, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
- Google Chrome 151 Update Fixes 41 Security Vulnerabilities, Including 6 Critical Flaws — CRITICAL · 2026-08-07
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .