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CVE-2026-5903: Policy bypass in Google Chrome

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-5903cvecve-2026-5903
Published: Wed Apr 08 2026 (04/08/2026, 21:21:00 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Google
Product: Chrome

Description

Policy bypass in IFrameSandbox in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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AILast updated: 04/16/2026, 11:41:53 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability involves a policy bypass in the IFrameSandbox implementation in Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.55. An attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into performing certain UI gestures, enabling navigation restrictions to be bypassed via a specially crafted HTML page. The issue is classified under CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure). The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass navigation restrictions in the browser sandbox, potentially leading to unauthorized actions that affect the integrity of the user's browsing session. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. No known active exploitation has been reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for current remediation guidance. Users should update to Chrome version 147.0.7727.55 or later once confirmed. Until then, be cautious with untrusted web content that may attempt to exploit UI gesture interactions.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Chrome
Date Reserved
2026-04-08T19:34:43.635Z
Cvss Version
null
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html","vendor":"Google"}]

Threat ID: 69d6ca401cc7ad14dab3cdac

Added to database: 4/8/2026, 9:36:00 PM

Last enriched: 4/16/2026, 11:41:53 AM

Last updated: 5/24/2026, 4:24:40 AM

Views: 62

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