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Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Media in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AnalysisAI
Sandboxed arbitrary code execution in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to run arbitrary code within the Chrome sandbox via a crafted HTML page processed by the Media component. The flaw stems from insufficient validation of untrusted input (CWE-20) and is rated Medium severity by Chromium despite an 8.8 CVSS, reflecting that it serves as a second-stage primitive rather than a standalone RCE; no public exploit identified at time of analysis.
Technical ContextAI
The vulnerability resides in Chrome's Media subsystem, which handles parsing and playback of audio/video content delivered via HTML pages. CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) indicates that the Media component fails to adequately sanitize or validate fields within crafted media data before processing, enabling memory corruption or unsafe state inside the renderer. Because Chrome's multi-process architecture isolates web content in a sandboxed renderer, this bug alone does not breach the sandbox - instead, it permits an attacker who already controls the renderer (typically via a prior renderer RCE) to execute additional arbitrary code within that sandboxed context, which is useful as a stepping stone in an exploit chain leading toward sandbox escape.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: Google Chrome 149.0.7827.53 - update Chrome to this version or later via the built-in updater or by restarting the browser after fetching the Stable channel update described at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html. For managed fleets, push the updated MSI/PKG/deb via enterprise deployment tooling and verify with chrome://version. Downstream Chromium-based browsers should be updated once their vendors ship the corresponding backport. As compensating controls until patching completes, restrict browsing to trusted sites, disable autoplay and media-rich content where feasible via enterprise policy (AutoplayAllowed=false), or deploy site isolation and renderer sandbox hardening flags; note these reduce usability of media-heavy applications such as video conferencing and streaming and do not fully eliminate the underlying primitive.
Same weakness CWE-20 – Improper Input Validation
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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-2026-34495
GHSA-396h-26hj-7m76