CVE-2026-8011: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Insufficient policy enforcement in Search in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves insufficient enforcement of security policies in the Search component of Google Chrome versions before 148.0.7778.96. An attacker can exploit this flaw by crafting a malicious HTML page that causes cross-origin data leakage, potentially exposing information from other origins that should be isolated. The issue was publicly disclosed and fixed in Chrome version 148.0.7778.96. No detailed technical exploitation methods or impact scenarios beyond data leakage are described in the available data.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to potential leakage of cross-origin data, which could expose sensitive information accessible through the browser's Search feature. The Chromium security team classifies this as a low severity issue, indicating the risk and potential damage are limited compared to higher severity vulnerabilities. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version of Google Chrome (148.0.7778.96) has been released that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is a client-side application, no additional vendor-managed remediation applies. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory linked. No further mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor.
CVE-2026-8011: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in Search in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves insufficient enforcement of security policies in the Search component of Google Chrome versions before 148.0.7778.96. An attacker can exploit this flaw by crafting a malicious HTML page that causes cross-origin data leakage, potentially exposing information from other origins that should be isolated. The issue was publicly disclosed and fixed in Chrome version 148.0.7778.96. No detailed technical exploitation methods or impact scenarios beyond data leakage are described in the available data.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to potential leakage of cross-origin data, which could expose sensitive information accessible through the browser's Search feature. The Chromium security team classifies this as a low severity issue, indicating the risk and potential damage are limited compared to higher severity vulnerabilities. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version of Google Chrome (148.0.7778.96) has been released that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is a client-side application, no additional vendor-managed remediation applies. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory linked. No further mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:34.565Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 69fb86eecbff5d861024fddb
Added to database: 5/6/2026, 6:22:38 PM
Last enriched: 5/6/2026, 6:37:59 PM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 8:04:05 AM
Views: 8
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