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CVE-2026-11038 Google CVE debrief
CVE-2026-11038 is a Medium-severity vulnerability affecting Google Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.53. It involves Insufficient policy enforcement in Subresource Integrity, allowing a remote attacker to bypass content security policy via malicious network traffic.
- Vendor
- Product
- Chrome
- CVSS
- MEDIUM 6.5
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-06-04
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-07-23
- Advisory published
- 2026-06-04
- Advisory updated
- 2026-07-23
Who should care
Users of Google Chrome, particularly those using versions prior to 149.0.7827.53, should apply the update to mitigate this vulnerability.
Technical summary
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-11038, is caused by Insufficient policy enforcement in Subresource Integrity in Google Chrome. This allows a remote attacker to bypass content security policy via malicious network traffic. The CVSS score for this vulnerability is 6.5, indicating a Medium severity level.
Defensive priority
Medium
Recommended defensive actions
- Update Google Chrome to version 149.0.7827.53 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
Evidence notes
Evidence for this CVE comes from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) and the Google Chrome release blog.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-11038 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-11038
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-11038 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11038
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Mitigation or vendor reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
[email protected] - Vendor Advisory
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://issues.chromium.org/issues/498080391
[email protected] - Permissions Required
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.