CVE-2026-11046: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-11046 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 149.0.7827.53 involving insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Media component. This flaw allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code within a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's Media component arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can leverage this flaw to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox environment by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The issue affects versions prior to 149.0.7827.53. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires no privileges and user interaction but can be exploited remotely over the network, resulting in high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote code execution within the sandboxed renderer process, potentially leading to full compromise of the browser's security boundaries. This can result in unauthorized access to sensitive information, modification of data, and disruption of browser availability. The high CVSS score reflects the severity of these impacts.
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 information.
CVE-2026-11046: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-11046 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 149.0.7827.53 involving insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Media component. This flaw allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code within a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical 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 arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can leverage this flaw to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox environment by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The issue affects versions prior to 149.0.7827.53. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires no privileges and user interaction but can be exploited remotely over the network, resulting in high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote code execution within the sandboxed renderer process, potentially leading to full compromise of the browser's security boundaries. This can result in unauthorized access to sensitive information, modification of data, and disruption of browser availability. The high CVSS score reflects the severity of these impacts.
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 information.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T17:06:37.042Z
- 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: 6a220820e29bf47b50dbb21a
Added to database: 06/04/2026, 23:20:00 UTC
Last enriched: 06/12/2026, 10:11:07 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:57 UTC
Views: 28
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