Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Accessibility in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 149.0.7827.115 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
Published: 2026-06-11
Score: 8.3 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Accessibility module of Google Chrome for macOS allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the renderer sandbox and execute code at the system level. The weakness is an input validation flaw (CWE-20) and a security misconfiguration affecting accessibility features (CWE-1286), and because it enables a sandbox escape, it carries the high risk of compromising the entire host environment. The attacker can construct a malicious HTML page that, when processed by the vulnerable renderer, triggers the escape path, enabling arbitrary code execution.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome on macOS running a version prior to 149.0.7827.115 is impacted. All users with an older stable channel build are potentially vulnerable if they encounter a crafted HTML page within a compromised renderer.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability is classified as High, with a CVSS score of 8.3. An EPSS score of 0.00236 (<1%) indicates a very low probability of exploitation. The absence of a KEV listing suggests it has not yet been widely observed in the wild. The likely attack vector is a remote attacker who has succeeded in compromising the renderer process; once that initial foothold is achieved, crafted HTML can trigger the sandbox escape attempt. Organizations should treat this as a high-risk issue requiring immediate remediation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on June 19, 2026 at 13:56 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Google Chrome to version 149.0.7827.115 or later on all macOS machines.
  • If an upgrade is not immediately possible, disable or limit the use of Chrome’s Accessibility features that interact with renderer processes, thereby reducing the attack surface.
  • Educate users to avoid opening untrusted HTML content or links that may lead to malicious pages until the patch is applied.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on June 19, 2026 at 13:56 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6344-1 chromium security update
History

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Insufficient Input Validation in Accessibility Module Enables Sandbox Escape on Chrome for macOS chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Insufficient validation of untrusted input  Accessibility
Weaknesses CWE-1286
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Insufficient Input Validation in Accessibility Module Enables Sandbox Escape on Chrome for macOS

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Accessibility Input Validation Flaw Enables Sandbox Escape in Chrome on macOS

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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


Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Accessibility Input Validation Flaw Enables Sandbox Escape in Chrome on macOS

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Accessibility in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 149.0.7827.115 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
Weaknesses CWE-20
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-12T03:56:05.932Z

Reserved: 2026-06-11T18:16:02.919Z

Link: CVE-2026-12009

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-12T01:46:06.985Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-06-11T22:16:53.363

Modified: 2026-06-12T17:18:55.783

Link: CVE-2026-12009

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-06-11T20:48:05Z

Links: CVE-2026-12009 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-19T14:00:16Z

Weaknesses