CVE-2026-13838: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-13838 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 150.0.7871.47. It involves an inappropriate implementation in CSS that allows a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability affects desktop versions of Chrome before the fixed release. No CVSS score is provided, but the impact is considered high due to the security boundary bypass. The vendor has published an advisory indicating a stable channel update that addresses this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's CSS implementation prior to version 150.0.7871.47 enables a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy by using a specially crafted HTML page. The same origin policy is a critical security mechanism that restricts how documents or scripts loaded from one origin can interact with resources from another origin. Bypassing this policy can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or cross-origin attacks. The issue was publicly disclosed and fixed in Chrome version 150.0.7871.47.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy, potentially leading to unauthorized access to data or interactions between different web origins that should be isolated. This undermines the browser's security model and can facilitate further attacks such as data theft or session hijacking.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.47 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. The vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175352312.html confirms the availability of this update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
CVE-2026-13838: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-13838 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 150.0.7871.47. It involves an inappropriate implementation in CSS that allows a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability affects desktop versions of Chrome before the fixed release. No CVSS score is provided, but the impact is considered high due to the security boundary bypass. The vendor has published an advisory indicating a stable channel update that addresses this issue.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's CSS implementation prior to version 150.0.7871.47 enables a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy by using a specially crafted HTML page. The same origin policy is a critical security mechanism that restricts how documents or scripts loaded from one origin can interact with resources from another origin. Bypassing this policy can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or cross-origin attacks. The issue was publicly disclosed and fixed in Chrome version 150.0.7871.47.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy, potentially leading to unauthorized access to data or interactions between different web origins that should be isolated. This undermines the browser's security model and can facilitate further attacks such as data theft or session hijacking.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.47 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. The vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175352312.html confirms the availability of this update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-29T23:03:30.247Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175352312.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a444c1627e9c7971985c9ef
Added to database: 06/30/2026, 23:07:02 UTC
Last enriched: 07/01/2026, 00:21:36 UTC
Last updated: 07/01/2026, 03:30:12 UTC
Views: 5
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