CVE-2026-11642
HighCVSS 8.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk14th percentile - higher than 14% of all known CVEs
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in Web Apps in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.103. A remote attacker who compromised the renderer process can exploit a crafted HTML page to escape the sandbox.
Risk Assessment
Critical risk of browser takeover and potential full system compromise via sandbox escape.
Recommendation
Immediately update Google Chrome to version 149.0.7827.103 or later.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
See all- CVE-2026-8581High
A use after free vulnerability in GPU in Google Chrome prior to version 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-8577High
Integer overflow in Fonts in Google Chrome prior to version 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-8575High
A use after free vulnerability in the UI in Google Chrome prior to version 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-8573High
Integer overflow in Codecs in Google Chrome on Windows prior to version 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted video file.
- CVE-2026-8569High
An out of bounds write in Codecs in Google Chrome on Mac prior to version 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted video file.
- CVE-2026-8558High
In Google Chrome prior to version 148.0.7778.168, an out of bounds write in Fonts allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-8557High
In Google Chrome prior to version 148.0.7778.168, there was a use after free vulnerability in the Accessibility module that allowed a remote attacker who compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-8555High
Use after free in GTK in Google Chrome on Windows prior to version 148.0.7778.168 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-8551High
A use after free vulnerability in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to version 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page if a user engaged in specific UI gestures.
- CVE-2026-8549High
Use after free in Media in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
Original NVD description (English source)
Use after free in Web Apps in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.103 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)