CVE-2026-11259: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-11259 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 149. 0. 7827. 53 involving insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Cast component. This flaw allows a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy by using a crafted HTML page. The Chromium project has classified the security severity of this issue as low. There is no CVSS score provided, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vulnerability affects desktop versions of Chrome before the specified fixed version. Google has published an advisory indicating the availability of an update addressing this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input within the Cast feature of Google Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.53. Exploiting this flaw, a remote attacker can bypass the browser's same origin policy, potentially allowing unauthorized access to web content from different origins. The issue is classified with low severity by the Chromium security team. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on June 4, 2026, and Google has released a stable channel update to remediate it.
Potential Impact
The impact is a bypass of the same origin policy, which is a fundamental security control in web browsers designed to prevent malicious web pages from accessing data from other origins. Although this can lead to unauthorized data access, the Chromium team rates this vulnerability as low severity, indicating limited risk or difficulty in exploitation. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 149.0.7827.53 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or a more recent one to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is a client-side application, patching the browser is the primary mitigation step. There is no indication from the vendor advisory that additional actions are required.
CVE-2026-11259: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-11259 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 149. 0. 7827. 53 involving insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Cast component. This flaw allows a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy by using a crafted HTML page. The Chromium project has classified the security severity of this issue as low. There is no CVSS score provided, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vulnerability affects desktop versions of Chrome before the specified fixed version. Google has published an advisory indicating the availability of an update addressing this issue.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input within the Cast feature of Google Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.53. Exploiting this flaw, a remote attacker can bypass the browser's same origin policy, potentially allowing unauthorized access to web content from different origins. The issue is classified with low severity by the Chromium security team. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on June 4, 2026, and Google has released a stable channel update to remediate it.
Potential Impact
The impact is a bypass of the same origin policy, which is a fundamental security control in web browsers designed to prevent malicious web pages from accessing data from other origins. Although this can lead to unauthorized data access, the Chromium team rates this vulnerability as low severity, indicating limited risk or difficulty in exploitation. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 149.0.7827.53 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or a more recent one to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is a client-side application, patching the browser is the primary mitigation step. There is no indication from the vendor advisory that additional actions are required.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T17:11:07.459Z
- 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: 6a220ee2e29bf47b50de3898
Added to database: 6/4/2026, 11:48:50 PM
Last enriched: 6/5/2026, 12:33:34 AM
Last updated: 6/5/2026, 4:58:00 AM
Views: 4
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