CVE-2026-11240: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-11240 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 149. 0. 7827. 53 involving insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Loader component. This flaw allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to bypass site isolation by using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has been assigned a low security severity by Chromium. There is no CVSS score available for this issue. The vendor advisory indicates the vulnerability is addressed in Chrome version 149. 0. 7827.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves insufficient validation of untrusted input within the Loader component of Google Chrome before version 149.0.7827.53. An attacker with control over the renderer process can exploit this flaw to bypass site isolation protections by crafting a malicious HTML page. Site isolation is a security feature designed to prevent cross-site data leaks by separating different sites into different processes. The issue was publicly disclosed and fixed in Chrome 149.0.7827.53. No CVSS score is assigned, and no known active exploitation has been reported.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to attackers who have already compromised the renderer process, enabling them to bypass site isolation protections. This could potentially allow access to data from other sites within the browser process. The Chromium project rates this vulnerability as low severity, indicating limited risk under typical conditions. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 149.0.7827.53 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since this is a client-side browser vulnerability, applying the official update is the primary remediation. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-11240: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-11240 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 149. 0. 7827. 53 involving insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Loader component. This flaw allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to bypass site isolation by using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has been assigned a low security severity by Chromium. There is no CVSS score available for this issue. The vendor advisory indicates the vulnerability is addressed in Chrome version 149. 0. 7827.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves insufficient validation of untrusted input within the Loader component of Google Chrome before version 149.0.7827.53. An attacker with control over the renderer process can exploit this flaw to bypass site isolation protections by crafting a malicious HTML page. Site isolation is a security feature designed to prevent cross-site data leaks by separating different sites into different processes. The issue was publicly disclosed and fixed in Chrome 149.0.7827.53. No CVSS score is assigned, and no known active exploitation has been reported.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to attackers who have already compromised the renderer process, enabling them to bypass site isolation protections. This could potentially allow access to data from other sites within the browser process. The Chromium project rates this vulnerability as low severity, indicating limited risk under typical conditions. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 149.0.7827.53 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since this is a client-side browser vulnerability, applying the official update is the primary remediation. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T17:11:00.594Z
- 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: 6a220ed9e29bf47b50de36ca
Added to database: 6/4/2026, 11:48:41 PM
Last enriched: 6/5/2026, 12:34:49 AM
Last updated: 6/5/2026, 4:18:51 AM
Views: 3
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