CVE-2026-11226: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-11226 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome on Android versions prior to 149.0.7827.53 involving insufficient policy enforcement in the PreviewTab feature. This flaw allows a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy by convincing a user to perform specific UI gestures on a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.5. No explicit patch or remediation level is confirmed from the vendor advisory, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability stems from insufficient enforcement of security policies in the PreviewTab component of Google Chrome on Android. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious HTML page and tricking the user into performing certain UI gestures, which results in bypassing the same origin policy. This could lead to unauthorized interactions or information disclosure within the browser context. The issue affects Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.53 on Android. The CVSS score of 6.5 reflects a medium severity impact with no confidentiality loss but high integrity impact and no availability impact. The vendor advisory linked does not explicitly confirm a patch or remediation status.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows bypassing the same origin policy, potentially enabling an attacker to perform unauthorized actions or access information across origins within the browser. This can compromise the integrity of web content viewed by the user. There is no indication of confidentiality or availability impact. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for current remediation guidance. Users should update to Chrome version 149.0.7827.53 or later once confirmed patched. Until then, caution is advised when interacting with untrusted web content that may attempt to exploit UI gestures.
CVE-2026-11226: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-11226 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome on Android versions prior to 149.0.7827.53 involving insufficient policy enforcement in the PreviewTab feature. This flaw allows a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy by convincing a user to perform specific UI gestures on a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.5. No explicit patch or remediation level is confirmed from the vendor advisory, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability stems from insufficient enforcement of security policies in the PreviewTab component of Google Chrome on Android. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious HTML page and tricking the user into performing certain UI gestures, which results in bypassing the same origin policy. This could lead to unauthorized interactions or information disclosure within the browser context. The issue affects Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.53 on Android. The CVSS score of 6.5 reflects a medium severity impact with no confidentiality loss but high integrity impact and no availability impact. The vendor advisory linked does not explicitly confirm a patch or remediation status.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows bypassing the same origin policy, potentially enabling an attacker to perform unauthorized actions or access information across origins within the browser. This can compromise the integrity of web content viewed by the user. There is no indication of confidentiality or availability impact. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for current remediation guidance. Users should update to Chrome version 149.0.7827.53 or later once confirmed patched. Until then, caution is advised when interacting with untrusted web content that may attempt to exploit UI gestures.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T17:10:55.970Z
- 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: 6a22086fe29bf47b50dbe7e6
Added to database: 06/04/2026, 23:21:19 UTC
Last enriched: 06/12/2026, 10:45:06 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:57 UTC
Views: 35
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