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CVE-2026-12022 Google CVE debrief

A High-severity vulnerability, CVE-2026-12022, was found in Google Chrome on Mac. This issue, caused by a race condition in Safe Browsing, could allow a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a malicious file. The vulnerability was published on [cvePublishedAt] and modified on [cveModifiedAt].

Vendor
Google
Product
Chrome
CVSS
HIGH 8.3
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-11
Original CVE updated
2026-06-13
Advisory published
2026-06-11
Advisory updated
2026-06-13

Who should care

Users of Google Chrome on Mac prior to version 149.0.7827.115 should update to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Technical summary

The vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 8.3, is caused by a race condition in Safe Browsing in Google Chrome on Mac. This could allow a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a malicious file. The CWE associated with this vulnerability is CWE-362.

Defensive priority

High

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update Google Chrome on Mac to version 149.0.7827.115 or later.
  • Refer to [ref-4] for vendor advisory and mitigation details.

Evidence notes

Evidence for this CVE comes from the official CVE record [cve-org] and the National Vulnerability Database [nvd].

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-12022 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12022

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-12022 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12022

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

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.