Race Condition in Safe Browsing in Google Chrome on Mac

Publication date: 2026-06-11

Last updated on: 2026-06-13

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Race in Safe Browsing 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 malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)

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Meta Information

Published

2026-06-11

Last Modified

2026-06-13

Generated

2026-07-02

AI Q&A

2026-06-12

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-01

NVD

CVE-2026-12022

EUVD

EUVD-2026-36342

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	to 149.0.7827.115 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-362	The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a race condition in the Safe Browsing feature of Google Chrome on Mac systems prior to version 149.0.7827.115. It allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the browser's sandbox by using a malicious file.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to break out of the browser's sandbox environment, potentially gaining higher privileges on the affected Mac system. This could lead to unauthorized access to system resources or execution of malicious code beyond the browser.

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