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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Type Confusion in CSS in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AnalysisAI
Remote code execution in Google Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.53 stems from a type confusion flaw in the CSS engine that lets a remote attacker run arbitrary code within the renderer sandbox by enticing a victim to load a crafted HTML page. The CVSS 8.8 score reflects network reach with low attack complexity but requires user interaction (UI:R) to visit the malicious page, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis. A vendor patch is available via the Chrome Stable channel update published in June 2026.
Technical ContextAI
The flaw is a CWE-843 (Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type - 'Type Confusion') condition inside Chromium's CSS subsystem, which is part of the Blink rendering engine. Type confusion occurs when code allocates or accesses memory assuming one object type but is handed another, allowing attacker-controlled fields to overlap with pointers, vtables, or length values; in a JIT/parser-heavy component like the CSS style engine this typically leads to a controllable read/write primitive and ultimately arbitrary code execution in the renderer process. Because the renderer is sandboxed (CVSS S:U scope unchanged), execution is initially confined to that low-privilege process, though Chromium-class renderer RCEs are routinely chained with separate sandbox-escape bugs in real-world exploit chains.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Google Chrome to version 149.0.7827.53 or later on all supported desktop platforms via the Stable channel update described at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html; on managed fleets, force a browser relaunch via Chrome Enterprise policies (RelaunchNotification / RelaunchWindow) to ensure the fix takes effect rather than waiting for users to restart. Track downstream Chromium-based browsers (Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera, Electron runtimes) and update them once each vendor ships the corresponding Blink CSS fix. Until patching is complete, compensating controls include enabling Site Isolation (default in modern Chrome) to keep cross-site renderer compromise contained, restricting outbound browsing through a filtering proxy or DNS sinkhole that blocks newly registered and uncategorised domains (trade-off: false positives for legitimate new sites), and disabling JavaScript on untrusted origins via enterprise policy (trade-off: breaks most modern web apps). Avoid relying on ad blockers alone, as the bug is triggered by crafted CSS/HTML that need not be served via ads.
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Same technique Memory Corruption
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SUSE
Severity: Important| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
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EUVD-2026-34524
GHSA-frfj-pq73-r9p5