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Sandbox escape use-after-free in Skia in Google Chrome

IdentifiersCVE-2026-11663CWE-416· Use After Free

CVE-2026-11663 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Skia component of Google Chrome affecting versions prior to 149.0.7827.103. According to the provided content, a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process could trigger the flaw via a crafted HTML page and potentially escape Chrome's sandbox. Chromium rated the issue as High severity.

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Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to break out of the renderer sandbox boundary after renderer compromise. Given the provided CVSS context (scope changed with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact), this could enable code execution or other actions outside the sandbox, with potential for broader system compromise, data access, tampering, or service disruption.

Mitigation

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No specific temporary workaround or mitigation was provided in the supplied content. The practical mitigation is to reduce exposure by updating promptly to a fixed Chrome/Chromium build and limiting execution of untrusted web content until patching is complete.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Google Chrome to version 149.0.7827.103 or later. For Debian Chromium packages, apply the vendor-provided fixed versions referenced in the advisory: 149.0.7827.102-1~deb12u1 for Debian oldstable (bookworm) or 149.0.7827.102-1~deb13u1 for Debian stable (trixie).
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