CVE-2026-11049: Use after free in Google Chrome
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Password Manager component of Google Chrome prior to version 149.0.7827.53. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandbox by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.8.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-11049 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Password Manager of Google Chrome versions before 149.0.7827.53. Exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and can lead to remote code execution inside the sandbox environment. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of this advisory. The vendor has published a security update addressing this issue in Chrome version 149.0.7827.53.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of Chrome, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability affects the Password Manager component and requires the victim to interact with a crafted HTML page.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an update in Chrome version 149.0.7827.53 that fixes this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to version 149.0.7827.53 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-11049: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Password Manager component of Google Chrome prior to version 149.0.7827.53. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandbox by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.8.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-11049 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Password Manager of Google Chrome versions before 149.0.7827.53. Exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and can lead to remote code execution inside the sandbox environment. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of this advisory. The vendor has published a security update addressing this issue in Chrome version 149.0.7827.53.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of Chrome, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability affects the Password Manager component and requires the victim to interact with a crafted HTML page.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an update in Chrome version 149.0.7827.53 that fixes this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to version 149.0.7827.53 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T17:06:37.747Z
- 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: 6a220823e29bf47b50dbbc2e
Added to database: 06/04/2026, 23:20:03 UTC
Last enriched: 06/12/2026, 10:11:20 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:57 UTC
Views: 40
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