CVE-2026-13897: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
An insufficient policy enforcement vulnerability exists in Chromecast functionality within Google Chrome versions prior to 150.0.7871.47. This flaw allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability is rated with medium severity by Chromium security. A vendor advisory is available but does not explicitly confirm patch availability or remediation status.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-13897 describes a vulnerability in Google Chrome's Chromecast component where insufficient policy enforcement permits a remote attacker to perform privilege escalation via a specially crafted HTML page. This affects Chrome versions before 150.0.7871.47. The vulnerability is categorized as medium severity by Chromium security. Although a vendor advisory link is provided, it does not explicitly state whether an official fix or patch is available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to escalate privileges within the affected Chrome environment, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or access. The impact is rated medium severity by the Chromium security team. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175352312.html for current remediation guidance. Until official confirmation is available, users should consider updating to Chrome version 150.0.7871.47 or later once verified as fixed.
CVE-2026-13897: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Description
An insufficient policy enforcement vulnerability exists in Chromecast functionality within Google Chrome versions prior to 150.0.7871.47. This flaw allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability is rated with medium severity by Chromium security. A vendor advisory is available but does not explicitly confirm patch availability or remediation status.
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-13897 describes a vulnerability in Google Chrome's Chromecast component where insufficient policy enforcement permits a remote attacker to perform privilege escalation via a specially crafted HTML page. This affects Chrome versions before 150.0.7871.47. The vulnerability is categorized as medium severity by Chromium security. Although a vendor advisory link is provided, it does not explicitly state whether an official fix or patch is available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to escalate privileges within the affected Chrome environment, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or access. The impact is rated medium severity by the Chromium security team. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175352312.html for current remediation guidance. Until official confirmation is available, users should consider updating to Chrome version 150.0.7871.47 or later once verified as fixed.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-29T23:03:44.965Z
- 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: 6a444c1d27e9c7971985cc3e
Added to database: 06/30/2026, 23:07:09 UTC
Last enriched: 07/01/2026, 03:22:38 UTC
Last updated: 07/01/2026, 03:22:38 UTC
Views: 2
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