CVE-2026-8563: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-8563 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Windows prior to version 148.0.7778.168. It involves insufficient policy enforcement in the IFrame Sandbox, allowing a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but allows limited integrity impact. There are no known exploits in the wild. The vendor advisory linked does not explicitly confirm patch availability or remediation status.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Google Chrome relates to insufficient enforcement of sandbox policies within IFrames on Windows versions before 148.0.7778.168. An attacker can craft an HTML page that bypasses navigation restrictions intended by the sandbox, potentially leading to unauthorized navigation actions. The CVSS score is 4.3 (medium), reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. The impact is limited to integrity with no confidentiality or availability impact. No official remediation level or patch status is explicitly stated in the provided vendor advisory link.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions in the IFrame Sandbox, which could lead to limited integrity issues such as unauthorized navigation or redirection within the browser context. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html for current remediation guidance. Until confirmation of a fix, users should exercise caution when interacting with untrusted HTML content that may exploit IFrame sandbox restrictions.
CVE-2026-8563: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-8563 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Windows prior to version 148.0.7778.168. It involves insufficient policy enforcement in the IFrame Sandbox, allowing a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but allows limited integrity impact. There are no known exploits in the wild. The vendor advisory linked does not explicitly confirm patch availability or remediation status.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome relates to insufficient enforcement of sandbox policies within IFrames on Windows versions before 148.0.7778.168. An attacker can craft an HTML page that bypasses navigation restrictions intended by the sandbox, potentially leading to unauthorized navigation actions. The CVSS score is 4.3 (medium), reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. The impact is limited to integrity with no confidentiality or availability impact. No official remediation level or patch status is explicitly stated in the provided vendor advisory link.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions in the IFrame Sandbox, which could lead to limited integrity issues such as unauthorized navigation or redirection within the browser context. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html for current remediation guidance. Until confirmation of a fix, users should exercise caution when interacting with untrusted HTML content that may exploit IFrame sandbox restrictions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-14T05:40:22.929Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a062b64ec166c07b00ded9f
Added to database: 05/14/2026, 20:07:00 UTC
Last enriched: 05/22/2026, 15:36:38 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC
Views: 55
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