CVE-2026-5903: Policy bypass in Google Chrome
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)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
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 on a maliciously crafted HTML page, thereby bypassing navigation restrictions intended by the sandbox. The issue is categorized as low severity by Chromium security. No CVSS score or detailed technical exploit information is provided. The vendor advisory references a stable channel update that presumably addresses this issue.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to bypassing navigation restrictions within sandboxed iframes, which could potentially allow an attacker to circumvent intended UI constraints. The severity is considered low, and no known active exploitation has been reported. This reduces the immediate risk to users but still represents a security weakness in Chrome's sandboxing model.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 147.0.7727.55 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or a more recent one to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation requires applying the browser update. The vendor advisory linked should be consulted for the official update and confirmation of the fix.
CVE-2026-5903: Policy bypass in Google 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)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
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 on a maliciously crafted HTML page, thereby bypassing navigation restrictions intended by the sandbox. The issue is categorized as low severity by Chromium security. No CVSS score or detailed technical exploit information is provided. The vendor advisory references a stable channel update that presumably addresses this issue.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to bypassing navigation restrictions within sandboxed iframes, which could potentially allow an attacker to circumvent intended UI constraints. The severity is considered low, and no known active exploitation has been reported. This reduces the immediate risk to users but still represents a security weakness in Chrome's sandboxing model.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 147.0.7727.55 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or a more recent one to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation requires applying the browser update. The vendor advisory linked should be consulted for the official update and confirmation of the fix.
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: 4/8/2026, 9:52:08 PM
Last updated: 4/9/2026, 8:14:09 AM
Views: 8
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