CVE-2026-11687: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Dawn in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 149.0.7827.103 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Dawn component of Google Chrome on Mac platforms before version 149.0.7827.103. Exploitation requires a crafted HTML page that could trigger heap corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or browser compromise. The issue is recognized as high severity by Chromium security. The vendor advisory confirms a stable channel update has been released to remediate the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to cause heap corruption in the affected Chrome browser on Mac, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or other impacts related to memory corruption. No known exploits have been reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome on Mac to version 149.0.7827.103 or later, as the vendor has released this update to fix the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-11687: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Dawn in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 149.0.7827.103 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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 Dawn component of Google Chrome on Mac platforms before version 149.0.7827.103. Exploitation requires a crafted HTML page that could trigger heap corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or browser compromise. The issue is recognized as high severity by Chromium security. The vendor advisory confirms a stable channel update has been released to remediate the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to cause heap corruption in the affected Chrome browser on Mac, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or other impacts related to memory corruption. No known exploits have been reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome on Mac to version 149.0.7827.103 or later, as the vendor has released this update to fix the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-08T21:33:53.434Z
- 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: 6a2754eee29bf47b50c4c519
Added to database: 6/8/2026, 11:49:02 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 12:04:52 AM
Last updated: 6/9/2026, 5:54:56 AM
Views: 7
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