Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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ReconLure victim to malicious site
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DeliveryExploit separate renderer bug
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ExploitCompromise renderer process
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InstallServe crafted HTML to Extensions
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C2Trigger improper validation flaw
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ExecuteEscalate to browser-process privileges
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ImpactAccess cross-origin data or host resources
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires three concrete preconditions stated in the CVE record: (1) the attacker must have already compromised the Chrome renderer process via a separate vulnerability - this is not a one-shot bug; (2) the victim must load a specifically crafted HTML page (UI:R user interaction); and (3) the target Chrome build must be earlier than 149.0.7827.53. The high attack complexity (AC:H) reflects the need to chain a prior renderer compromise and meet timing/state conditions in the Extensions code path, which significantly limits opportunistic mass exploitation and aligns with Google's Low Chromium severity rating. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H yields 7.5 (High), but several signals temper real-world urgency: AC:H indicates non-trivial preconditions, UI:R requires user interaction, and Google itself rates the Chromium security severity as Low. Critically, the description states the attacker must have already compromised the renderer process - meaning this is a chained post-exploitation primitive, not a standalone RCE, which the CVSS scope (S:U) and PR:N interpretation arguably understate. There is no CISA KEV listing, no EPSS score provided, and no public POC identified, so this is best treated as a routine Chrome stable-channel update rather than an emergency patch, while still being chained with a separate renderer compromise by a sophisticated attacker. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker first lures a victim to a malicious or attacker-controlled site that exploits a separate renderer-process vulnerability (such as a V8 type confusion) to gain code execution inside the sandboxed renderer. From that foothold, the attacker serves a crafted HTML page that triggers the Extensions implementation flaw to escalate privileges out of the renderer into a higher-privilege browser context, enabling broader access to user data, other origins, or local system resources. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jun 05, 2026
Privilege escalation in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to escape sandbox-style restrictions via the Extensions subsystem using a crafted HTML page. The flaw requires user interaction and high attack complexity, and is rated Low severity by the Chromium team despite the 7.5 CVSS score; no public exploit identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: Google Chrome 149.0.7827.53 - upgrade all Chrome desktop installations to this stable-channel build or later via the official update mechanism documented at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html, and verify in enterprise fleets via Chrome Browser Cloud Management or GPO-driven update enforcement. For Chromium-based derivatives, apply the corresponding vendor build that incorporates the upstream fix tracked at https://issues.chromium.org/issues/497025738. As a compensating control until patches are deployed, restrict extension installation via the ExtensionInstallBlocklist/Allowlist enterprise policies to reduce the attack surface exposed by the Extensions subsystem (trade-off: breaks any workflow depending on unlisted extensions), and consider hardening sandboxing via site isolation policies already enabled by default in modern Chrome - note that no workaround substitutes for the patch since the flaw is in code that runs regardless of installed extensions.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability resides in the Extensions component of the Chromium browser engine, which mediates privileged operations on behalf of installed extensions and enforces process-isolation boundaries between the sandboxed renderer and higher-privilege browser/extension contexts. The CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) classification, combined with Google's 'inappropriate implementation' wording, indicates that the Extensions code path does not adequately validate state or input coming from the renderer, enabling a compromised renderer to influence extension-mediated logic and gain privileges it should not hold. Affected CPE-equivalent surface is the Chromium-based Google Chrome desktop browser on all platforms prior to the 149.0.7827.53 stable channel build.
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Severity by source
Sources disagree (Low–High)AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorVendor: google
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3DescriptionCVE.org
Inappropriate implementation in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Executive ViewAI
Google Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.53 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Extensions subsystem that allows attackers who have already compromised the browser renderer process to escape sandbox protections. This affects organizations where employees use Chrome, creating a critical attack escalation pathway after initial browser compromise. Google has released patches; immediate deployment prevents attackers from leveraging browser compromise to gain system-level access.
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
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| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
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