CVE-2026-11061: Out of bounds read in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-11061 is a type confusion vulnerability in the ANGLE component of Google Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.53. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 9.6, indicating critical severity. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a type confusion flaw in the ANGLE graphics engine used by Google Chrome. It affects Chrome versions before 149.0.7827.53 and can be triggered remotely via a specially crafted HTML page. Successful exploitation may lead to a sandbox escape, compromising the browser's security boundaries. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires no privileges and low attack complexity but requires user interaction. The impact includes high confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system. The attacker could execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges, resulting in complete control over the victim's environment. The CVSS score of 9.6 reflects critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version, Chrome 149.0.7827.53, has been released by Google. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory. Patch status is not explicitly stated in the advisory, but the presence of the fixed version implies an official fix is available. Refer to the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for update instructions.
CVE-2026-11061: Out of bounds read in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-11061 is a type confusion vulnerability in the ANGLE component of Google Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.53. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 9.6, indicating critical severity. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a type confusion flaw in the ANGLE graphics engine used by Google Chrome. It affects Chrome versions before 149.0.7827.53 and can be triggered remotely via a specially crafted HTML page. Successful exploitation may lead to a sandbox escape, compromising the browser's security boundaries. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires no privileges and low attack complexity but requires user interaction. The impact includes high confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system. The attacker could execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges, resulting in complete control over the victim's environment. The CVSS score of 9.6 reflects critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version, Chrome 149.0.7827.53, has been released by Google. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory. Patch status is not explicitly stated in the advisory, but the presence of the fixed version implies an official fix is available. Refer to the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for update instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T17:06:40.648Z
- 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: 6a220826e29bf47b50dbbcdc
Added to database: 06/04/2026, 23:20:06 UTC
Last enriched: 06/12/2026, 10:29:37 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:57 UTC
Views: 66
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