Description
Use after free in Base in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-06-04
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a use-after-free bug in the Chrome Base component on Linux prior to version 149.0.7827.53. If an attacker has already compromised the renderer process, the flaw allows reading arbitrary memory in that process, which may contain sensitive information. The weakness is cataloged as CWE-416 and CWE-825, indicating memory corruption vulnerabilities.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome running on Linux environments, any version earlier than 149.0.7827.53, is affected. No other vendors or operating systems are listed as impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The flaw requires an existing compromise of the renderer process, meaning the attacker must first reach the browser environment. The EPSS score is less than 1%, indicating a very low exploitation likelihood, while the CVSS score of 8.8 classifies the vulnerability as high severity. The issue is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Consequently, the risk of confidential data exposure remains significant, justifying prompt remediation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on June 7, 2026 at 15:18 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Chrome security update (149.0.7827.53 or later) following the Google Chrome release notes.
  • Use your operating system’s package manager or Google update mechanism to keep Chrome up to date with the latest patches.
  • Monitor Google Chrome release announcements for any further updates that address this or related security issues.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on June 7, 2026 at 15:18 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6325-1 chromium security update
History

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: Use after free in Base
Weaknesses CWE-825
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 threat_severity

Moderate

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use-After-Free in Chrome Base on Linux Enables Sensitive Memory Disclosure

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use-After-Free in Chrome Base on Linux Enables Sensitive Memory Disclosure

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Use after free in Base in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

Subscriptions

Google Chrome
Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-05T16:51:42.148Z

Reserved: 2026-06-04T17:06:43.233Z

Link: CVE-2026-11071

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-05T16:51:25.849Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-06-04T23:17:11.717

Modified: 2026-06-08T15:51:55.533

Link: CVE-2026-11071

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-06-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-11071 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-07T15:30:04Z

Weaknesses