CVE-2026-14041: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-14041 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 150.0.7871.47 involving insufficient policy enforcement in the Serial API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges by using a crafted HTML page. The issue is classified with low severity by Chromium security. No known exploits are reported in the wild. A vendor advisory is available but does not explicitly state the patch status or remediation details.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability arises from insufficient enforcement of policies in the Serial API within Google Chrome versions before 150.0.7871.47. An attacker can exploit this by delivering a specially crafted HTML page to escalate privileges on the affected system. The Chromium security team has assigned a low severity rating to this issue. The vendor advisory linked corresponds to a stable channel update but does not explicitly confirm if this version contains the fix or provide further remediation instructions.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker can leverage this vulnerability to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page, potentially gaining higher privileges than intended within the browser context. The impact is considered low severity by the Chromium security team. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
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. Users should update to version 150.0.7871.47 or later once confirmed patched by the vendor. Until then, no specific mitigation steps are provided by the vendor.
CVE-2026-14041: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-14041 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 150.0.7871.47 involving insufficient policy enforcement in the Serial API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges by using a crafted HTML page. The issue is classified with low severity by Chromium security. No known exploits are reported in the wild. A vendor advisory is available but does not explicitly state the patch status or remediation details.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability arises from insufficient enforcement of policies in the Serial API within Google Chrome versions before 150.0.7871.47. An attacker can exploit this by delivering a specially crafted HTML page to escalate privileges on the affected system. The Chromium security team has assigned a low severity rating to this issue. The vendor advisory linked corresponds to a stable channel update but does not explicitly confirm if this version contains the fix or provide further remediation instructions.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker can leverage this vulnerability to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page, potentially gaining higher privileges than intended within the browser context. The impact is considered low severity by the Chromium security team. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
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. Users should update to version 150.0.7871.47 or later once confirmed patched by the vendor. Until then, no specific mitigation steps are provided by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-29T23:11:30.142Z
- 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: 6a444c2c27e9c7971985d28f
Added to database: 06/30/2026, 23:07:24 UTC
Last enriched: 07/01/2026, 01:38:16 UTC
Last updated: 07/01/2026, 02:51:30 UTC
Views: 3
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