Description
Use after free in WebView in Google Chrome on Android prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption 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

A use‑after‑free flaw located in the WebView component of Google Chrome for Android allows a remote attacker that delivers a carefully crafted HTML page to trigger a heap corruption. The CVE description indicates that the impact could affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the victim system, though the specific consequences are not explicitly stated. (Based on the description, it is inferred that such heap corruption could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution.)

Affected Systems

All Android devices running Google Chrome older than version 149.0.7827.53 are affected. The issue was present in the stable channel on Android and affects any application that embeds Chrome’s WebView component.

Risk and Exploitability

The EPSS score of <1% indicates a very low but non‑zero probability of exploitation, and the flaw is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, indicating no known public exploits at this time. The CVSS score of 8.8 indicates high severity. The vulnerability allows remote delivery of a crafted HTML page that can trigger heap corruption in Chrome WebView. Based on the description, it is inferred that such heap corruption could compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the victim system.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on June 7, 2026 at 15:17 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Google Chrome to version 149.0.7827.53 or later.
  • Update all applications that embed Chrome WebView to the latest patched version.
  • Avoid loading untrusted web content in WebView until the vulnerability is addressed.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on June 7, 2026 at 15:17 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 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google android
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Google android

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: Use after free in WebView
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 WebView Allows Potential Heap Corruption via Crafted HTML Page

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': 'total'}, '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 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use-After-Free in Chrome WebView Allows Potential Heap Corruption via Crafted HTML Page

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Use after free in WebView in Google Chrome on Android prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-05T16:43:59.705Z

Reserved: 2026-06-04T17:06:45.561Z

Link: CVE-2026-11080

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-05T14:34:14.328Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-06-04T23:17:12.733

Modified: 2026-06-08T14:36:07.450

Link: CVE-2026-11080

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2026-11080 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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

Weaknesses