CVE-2026-6311

8.3

Google · Chrome

A vulnerability involving an uninitialized use in the Accessibility component of Google Chrome on Windows allows for potential remote code execution.

Executive summary

A critical uninitialized use vulnerability in Google Chrome on Windows poses a significant risk of remote code execution if successfully exploited via user interaction.

Vulnerability

This is an uninitialized use vulnerability (CWE-457) located within the Accessibility framework of the browser. The attack requires no authentication (PR:N) but relies on user interaction (UI:R) to trigger the flaw, which can lead to a complete compromise of the browser's security context.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of this flaw allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, system-wide compromise, or persistent malware installation. While the CVSS score of 8.3 indicates a high severity, the ability for an attacker to break out of the browser's sandbox environment poses a critical risk to organizational endpoint security and data integrity.

Remediation

Immediate Action: Update Google Chrome to version 147.0.7727.101 or later immediately to apply the vendor-provided security patch.

Proactive Monitoring: Review endpoint security logs for anomalous browser behavior or unexpected process execution patterns originating from the Chrome process.

Compensating Controls: Ensure that browser-based security policies are enforced and utilize endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools to identify and block malicious child processes spawned by the browser.

Exploitation status

Public Exploit Available: No (exploit_available: false)

Analyst recommendation

Given the high severity of this vulnerability and its potential for remote code execution, organizations must prioritize the deployment of the latest Chrome browser updates. Failure to patch these browsers leaves endpoints vulnerable to exploitation through standard web browsing activities.

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