CVE-2026-11041: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-11041 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Windows prior to version 149.0.7827.53. It involves insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Media component, which could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's Media component on Windows arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process could exploit this flaw by delivering a specially crafted HTML page to perform a sandbox escape. The sandbox escape could lead to elevated privileges or further compromise of the host system. The issue affects Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.53. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the sandbox, potentially leading to full system compromise or elevated privileges on the affected Windows system running vulnerable Chrome versions. This impacts the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 149.0.7827.53. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. The vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html provides official update guidance. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor.
CVE-2026-11041: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-11041 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Windows prior to version 149.0.7827.53. It involves insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Media component, which could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's Media component on Windows arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process could exploit this flaw by delivering a specially crafted HTML page to perform a sandbox escape. The sandbox escape could lead to elevated privileges or further compromise of the host system. The issue affects Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.53. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the sandbox, potentially leading to full system compromise or elevated privileges on the affected Windows system running vulnerable Chrome versions. This impacts the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 149.0.7827.53. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. The vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html provides official update guidance. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T17:06:35.798Z
- 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: 6a220820e29bf47b50dbb206
Added to database: 06/04/2026, 23:20:00 UTC
Last enriched: 06/12/2026, 10:31:39 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:57 UTC
Views: 53
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