CVE-2026-11637: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Views in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 149.0.7827.103 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Views component of Google Chrome on Mac platforms before version 149.0.7827.103. Exploitation requires a remote attacker to craft a malicious HTML page that triggers the flaw, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. The issue was publicly disclosed and fixed in the Chrome stable update 149.0.7827.103. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of disclosure.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected Mac systems running vulnerable versions of Google Chrome. This could lead to full compromise of the browser process and potentially the underlying system depending on sandboxing and other mitigations.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official stable channel update for Chrome version 149.0.7827.103 that fixes this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Mac to this version or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-11637: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Views in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 149.0.7827.103 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Views component of Google Chrome on Mac platforms before version 149.0.7827.103. Exploitation requires a remote attacker to craft a malicious HTML page that triggers the flaw, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. The issue was publicly disclosed and fixed in the Chrome stable update 149.0.7827.103. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of disclosure.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected Mac systems running vulnerable versions of Google Chrome. This could lead to full compromise of the browser process and potentially the underlying system depending on sandboxing and other mitigations.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official stable channel update for Chrome version 149.0.7827.103 that fixes this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Mac to this version or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-08T21:33:35.068Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0153744567.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a2754dae29bf47b50c4ae29
Added to database: 6/8/2026, 11:48:42 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 12:34:57 AM
Last updated: 6/9/2026, 5:04:23 AM
Views: 4
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