CVE-2026-9115: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Insufficient policy enforcement in Service Worker in Google Chrome on prior to 148.0.7778.179 allowed a remote attacker to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's Service Worker implementation allows bypassing the same origin policy due to insufficient policy enforcement. It affects versions prior to 148.0.7778.179 and can be triggered remotely via a crafted HTML page. The same origin policy is a critical security mechanism that restricts how documents or scripts loaded from one origin can interact with resources from another origin. Bypassing this policy can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data or functionality across origins. The vulnerability is classified with high severity by Chromium but lacks a CVSS score and explicit remediation details in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy in affected versions of Google Chrome, potentially leading to unauthorized access to data or functionality across different web origins. This undermines a fundamental browser security control, increasing the risk of cross-origin attacks. However, no known exploits in the wild have been reported as of the published date.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vendor advisory link is provided but does not explicitly state patch availability or remediation instructions. Since the vulnerability affects versions prior to 148.0.7778.179, updating to version 148.0.7778.179 or later is the likely remediation step. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0841193308.html for current remediation guidance.
CVE-2026-9115: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in Service Worker in Google Chrome on prior to 148.0.7778.179 allowed a remote attacker to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's Service Worker implementation allows bypassing the same origin policy due to insufficient policy enforcement. It affects versions prior to 148.0.7778.179 and can be triggered remotely via a crafted HTML page. The same origin policy is a critical security mechanism that restricts how documents or scripts loaded from one origin can interact with resources from another origin. Bypassing this policy can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data or functionality across origins. The vulnerability is classified with high severity by Chromium but lacks a CVSS score and explicit remediation details in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy in affected versions of Google Chrome, potentially leading to unauthorized access to data or functionality across different web origins. This undermines a fundamental browser security control, increasing the risk of cross-origin attacks. However, no known exploits in the wild have been reported as of the published date.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vendor advisory link is provided but does not explicitly state patch availability or remediation instructions. Since the vulnerability affects versions prior to 148.0.7778.179, updating to version 148.0.7778.179 or later is the likely remediation step. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0841193308.html for current remediation guidance.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-20T17:39:22.001Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0841193308.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a0e0cd2ba1db473629e79af
Added to database: 5/20/2026, 7:34:42 PM
Last enriched: 5/20/2026, 7:50:44 PM
Last updated: 5/21/2026, 3:23:46 AM
Views: 14
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