CVE-2026-113196: Improper access control in Google Chrome
Description
An improper access control vulnerability exists in Google Chrome on iOS versions prior to 156.0.8078.47. This flaw allows a remote attacker to bypass the web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has been assigned a medium severity by Chromium security.
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-113196 is an improper access control vulnerability affecting Google Chrome on iOS before version 156.0.8078.47. The issue allows a remote attacker to bypass the web origin policy, which is a fundamental security mechanism that restricts how documents or scripts loaded from one origin can interact with resources from another origin. Exploitation requires a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed and is tracked by the Chromium project with a medium severity rating.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to bypass the web origin policy on affected versions of Google Chrome for iOS. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to web content or data that should be isolated by origin boundaries. However, no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome for iOS version 156.0.8078.47. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02018666648.html for more details.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-19T23:07:45.356Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02018666648.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6ad7df952cdf04f6566428b5
Added to database: 10/20/2026, 21:39:33 UTC
Last enriched: 10/20/2026, 23:34:17 UTC
Last updated: 10/20/2026, 23:34:17 UTC
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