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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-34702

| CVE-2026-11241 HIGH
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-06-05 chrome-cve-admin@google.com GHSA-h7j5-3779-2jpx
High
Disputed · 8.0 Vendor: google
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Join target's local network segment
  2. Delivery
    Lure victim to crafted HTML page in Chrome
  3. Exploit
    Trigger malformed input to Cast component
  4. Execution
    Exploit insufficient validation (CWE-20)
  5. Persist
    Escalate privileges within browser context
  6. Impact
    Achieve high-impact compromise of victim session

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to be on the same local network segment as the victim (CVSS AV:A - typical home/office LAN, public Wi-Fi, or any broadcast/mDNS-reachable subnet), the victim to be running a Chrome version below 149.0.7827.53 with the Cast feature enabled (it is on by default), and the victim to perform user interaction (CVSS UI:R) by loading the attacker-controlled crafted HTML page in Chrome. No authentication is needed (PR:N) and attack complexity is low (AC:L). The exploit is limited by the adjacency requirement (it cannot be triggered from the internet), the need for user interaction to load the malicious page, and the fact that enterprises with the EnableMediaRouter policy disabled are not exposed; Google's own Chromium severity rating of Low further suggests practical exploitation is constrained.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H yields an 8.0 score, driven by the high CIA impact, but the realistic risk is meaningfully lower than that headline number. The Adjacent (AV:A) attack vector restricts attackers to the same local network segment, User Interaction Required (UI:R) means the victim must load the crafted HTML page, and Google's own Chromium severity rating is Low - a strong contrary signal from the vendor closest to the code. The CVE is not on CISA KEV, no EPSS score is provided in the input, and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, indicating this is not an emergent priority. For most organizations this is a routine Chrome auto-update item rather than an emergency patch, though environments with shared/untrusted Wi-Fi (cafes, hotels, conference networks, BYOD-heavy enterprises) should prioritize it slightly higher because the adjacency requirement is trivially satisfied there.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker joins the same Wi-Fi network as the target (e.g., an office guest network, hotel, or coffee shop) and lures the victim - via a phishing link, malvertising, or a captive-portal redirect - into opening a crafted HTML page in Chrome. The page exercises the vulnerable Cast input-handling path, possibly in concert with a rogue device the attacker advertises on the LAN, to escape the page's normal sandbox privileges and gain elevated capabilities within the browser. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jun 05, 2026

Privilege escalation in Google Chrome's Cast component (versions prior to 149.0.7827.53) allows an adjacent network attacker to elevate privileges by delivering a crafted HTML page that exploits insufficient input validation. Exploitation requires the victim to interact with the malicious content, and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis despite a CVSS score of 8.0. Google has classified the Chromium security severity as Low, suggesting the practical impact is more constrained than the numeric score implies.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Google Chrome to 149.0.7827.53 or later on all desktop platforms; this is the vendor-released patch and is delivered automatically via Chrome's stable channel auto-updater, so the primary action for most environments is to ensure auto-update is enabled and trigger a browser restart to apply pending updates. Confirm rollout via the stable channel advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html and track the upstream bug at https://issues.chromium.org/issues/497203741. As compensating controls until the patch is applied, disabling the Cast feature via the enterprise policy 'EnableMediaRouter=false' removes the vulnerable code path entirely at the cost of breaking 'Cast to device' functionality for users, and segmenting client devices off untrusted Wi-Fi (e.g., guest/IoT VLAN isolation that blocks mDNS/DIAL traffic to user endpoints) reduces exposure at the cost of also breaking legitimate Cast discovery on those segments. Chromium-derivative browser users should verify their vendor has merged the upstream fix.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 149.0.7827.53 <149.0.7827.53

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 149.0.7827.53

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability resides in Chrome's Cast feature, the subsystem responsible for discovering and streaming content to Google Cast-enabled receivers (Chromecast, smart TVs, Cast-enabled speakers) over the local network, typically using mDNS/DIAL discovery and a WebRTC-style media pipeline. The root cause is classified as CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation), meaning the Cast code path consumes data - likely from a Cast-related message or device response - without sufficiently validating it before acting on it. Because Cast operates within Chrome's renderer/browser process boundary and interacts with local-network devices, flawed validation here can be leveraged by an adjacent attacker who controls or impersonates a Cast endpoint to escape the expected privilege boundary.

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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Low–High)
Vendor (google) PRIMARY 8.0 HIGH
AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SUSE 3.1 LOW
AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat 7.3 LOW

vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.

CVSS VectorVendor: google

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVSS changed
Jun 05, 2026 - 02:22 NVD
8.0 (HIGH)
CVE Published
Jun 05, 2026 - 00:17 nvd
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Jun 05, 2026 - 00:17 nvd
HIGH 8.0

DescriptionCVE.org

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Cast in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed an attacker on the local network segment to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Google Chrome's Cast component (CVE-2026-11241, CVSS 8.0) allows network-adjacent attackers to gain elevated access by directing users to malicious webpages. While the vendor has released a patch and assessed practical risk as constrained, this affects any organization using Cast-enabled Chrome deployments and requires prompt patching to prevent unauthorized privilege elevation.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 99% exploitable
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Controlled
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

40
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +40
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Low
Product Status
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed

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