CVE-2026-11050: Use after free in Google Chrome
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the V8 JavaScript engine of Google Chrome prior to version 149.0.7827.53. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandbox by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.8. Google has released Chrome version 149.0.7827.53 to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-11050 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the V8 engine of Google Chrome versions before 149.0.7827.53. Exploitation requires user interaction (visiting a malicious HTML page) and can lead to arbitrary code execution within the sandbox environment. The vulnerability is rated high severity (CVSS 8.8) due to its potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has published a stable channel update (version 149.0.7827.53) that fixes this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandboxed environment of the browser, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. However, exploitation requires user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 149.0.7827.53 or later, as this version contains the fix for the vulnerability. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor advisory. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's stable channel update announcement.
CVE-2026-11050: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the V8 JavaScript engine of Google Chrome prior to version 149.0.7827.53. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandbox by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.8. Google has released Chrome version 149.0.7827.53 to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-11050 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the V8 engine of Google Chrome versions before 149.0.7827.53. Exploitation requires user interaction (visiting a malicious HTML page) and can lead to arbitrary code execution within the sandbox environment. The vulnerability is rated high severity (CVSS 8.8) due to its potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has published a stable channel update (version 149.0.7827.53) that fixes this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandboxed environment of the browser, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. However, exploitation requires user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 149.0.7827.53 or later, as this version contains the fix for the vulnerability. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor advisory. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's stable channel update announcement.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T17:06:37.995Z
- 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: 6a220823e29bf47b50dbbc32
Added to database: 06/04/2026, 23:20:03 UTC
Last enriched: 06/12/2026, 10:11:42 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:57 UTC
Views: 26
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