CVE-2026-11272

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Insufficient Input Validation in Chrome iOS Reading List

Publication date: 2026-06-05

Last updated on: 2026-06-09

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Reading List in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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Published

2026-06-05

Last Modified

2026-06-09

Generated

2026-07-15

AI Q&A

2026-06-05

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-14

NVD

CVE-2026-11272

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	to 149.0.7827.53 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-20	The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Reading List feature of Google Chrome on iOS versions prior to 149.0.7827.53.

A remote attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to perform specific user interface gestures while visiting a specially crafted HTML page.

This could lead to privilege escalation, meaning the attacker could gain higher-level access than intended.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on a device running a vulnerable version of Google Chrome on iOS.

This could potentially allow the attacker to perform actions or access data that should be restricted.

However, the Chromium security severity rating for this issue is Low, indicating the overall risk or impact might be limited.

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