CVE-2026-11157: Script injection in Google Chrome
A script injection vulnerability exists in the Accessibility component of Google Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.53. This vulnerability allows an attacker who convinces a user to install a malicious extension to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML, resulting in a UXSS (Universal Cross-Site Scripting) condition. The issue has a medium severity rating and a CVSS score of 5.4. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-11157 is a script injection vulnerability in the Accessibility feature of Google Chrome before version 149.0.7827.53. It enables an attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML by persuading a user to install a crafted malicious Chrome extension. This vulnerability is classified under CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code) and results in a UXSS condition. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.4, reflecting medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and low impact on confidentiality and integrity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML into the browser context via a malicious extension, potentially leading to UXSS attacks. This can compromise user data confidentiality and integrity within the browser environment. There is no indication of impact on availability. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
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 linked provides official update information. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor.
CVE-2026-11157: Script injection in Google Chrome
Description
A script injection vulnerability exists in the Accessibility component of Google Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.53. This vulnerability allows an attacker who convinces a user to install a malicious extension to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML, resulting in a UXSS (Universal Cross-Site Scripting) condition. The issue has a medium severity rating and a CVSS score of 5.4. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.4medium
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-11157 is a script injection vulnerability in the Accessibility feature of Google Chrome before version 149.0.7827.53. It enables an attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML by persuading a user to install a crafted malicious Chrome extension. This vulnerability is classified under CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code) and results in a UXSS condition. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.4, reflecting medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and low impact on confidentiality and integrity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML into the browser context via a malicious extension, potentially leading to UXSS attacks. This can compromise user data confidentiality and integrity within the browser environment. There is no indication of impact on availability. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
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 linked provides official update information. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T17:10:32.928Z
- 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: 6a220854e29bf47b50dbcb5b
Added to database: 06/04/2026, 23:20:52 UTC
Last enriched: 06/12/2026, 10:32:31 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:57 UTC
Views: 48
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