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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].

Official resources

CVE-2026-12022 was published on 2026-06-11T22:16:54.700Z and modified on 2026-06-13T00:33:47.200Z.