CVE-2026-11018: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-11018 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 149. 0. 7827. 53 involving insufficient policy enforcement in the Actor component. This flaw allows a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions by using a crafted HTML page. The Chromium security team has rated this vulnerability as Medium severity. There is no CVSS score available, and no explicit vendor advisory details about patch availability or mitigation steps are provided in the input data. The vulnerability affects desktop versions of Chrome before 149. 0. 7827.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Google Chrome (CVE-2026-11018) arises from insufficient enforcement of navigation policies in the Actor component, which can be exploited by a remote attacker through a specially crafted HTML page to bypass navigation restrictions. It affects Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.53. The Chromium security severity rating is Medium. The vendor advisory linked does not explicitly confirm patch status or remediation details in the provided data.
Potential Impact
The impact is a bypass of navigation restrictions in affected versions of Google Chrome, potentially allowing attackers to circumvent intended navigation controls. This could lead to unintended navigation behavior within the browser. No further impact details or exploitation reports are available.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for current remediation guidance. Users should update to Chrome version 149.0.7827.53 or later once available. No additional mitigation steps are specified in the provided data.
CVE-2026-11018: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-11018 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 149. 0. 7827. 53 involving insufficient policy enforcement in the Actor component. This flaw allows a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions by using a crafted HTML page. The Chromium security team has rated this vulnerability as Medium severity. There is no CVSS score available, and no explicit vendor advisory details about patch availability or mitigation steps are provided in the input data. The vulnerability affects desktop versions of Chrome before 149. 0. 7827.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome (CVE-2026-11018) arises from insufficient enforcement of navigation policies in the Actor component, which can be exploited by a remote attacker through a specially crafted HTML page to bypass navigation restrictions. It affects Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.53. The Chromium security severity rating is Medium. The vendor advisory linked does not explicitly confirm patch status or remediation details in the provided data.
Potential Impact
The impact is a bypass of navigation restrictions in affected versions of Google Chrome, potentially allowing attackers to circumvent intended navigation controls. This could lead to unintended navigation behavior within the browser. No further impact details or exploitation reports are available.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for current remediation guidance. Users should update to Chrome version 149.0.7827.53 or later once available. No additional mitigation steps are specified in the provided data.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T17:06:30.447Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a220819e29bf47b50dbb0f4
Added to database: 6/4/2026, 11:19:53 PM
Last enriched: 6/5/2026, 2:35:20 AM
Last updated: 6/5/2026, 5:03:31 AM
Views: 2
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