CVE-2026-11230: Use after free in Google Chrome
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Extensions component of Google Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.53. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser's 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-2026-11230 is a use-after-free vulnerability affecting Google Chrome's Extensions component in versions before 149.0.7827.53. Exploitation requires user interaction (visiting a malicious HTML page) and can lead to arbitrary code execution inside the sandboxed environment. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, indicating significant confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Google has published a stable channel update to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of Google Chrome, potentially compromising browser security and user data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The attack requires user interaction but does not require privileges or complex attack conditions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 149.0.7827.53 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html confirms the availability of this update. No additional mitigations are specified.
CVE-2026-11230: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Extensions component of Google Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.53. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser's 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-2026-11230 is a use-after-free vulnerability affecting Google Chrome's Extensions component in versions before 149.0.7827.53. Exploitation requires user interaction (visiting a malicious HTML page) and can lead to arbitrary code execution inside the sandboxed environment. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, indicating significant confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Google has published a stable channel update to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of Google Chrome, potentially compromising browser security and user data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The attack requires user interaction but does not require privileges or complex attack conditions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 149.0.7827.53 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html confirms the availability of this update. No additional mitigations are specified.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T17:10:57.177Z
- 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: 6a220872e29bf47b50dbe8d6
Added to database: 06/04/2026, 23:21:22 UTC
Last enriched: 06/12/2026, 10:16:02 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:57 UTC
Views: 24
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