CVE-2026-11196 Information disclosure in Chrome

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A remote attacker can obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted XML file due to type confusion in Google Chrome.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-11196?

CVE-2026-11196 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 4 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Type Confusion in XML in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted XML file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Weakness: CWE-843

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11196?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-11196?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-11196 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11196 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-11196, ECHO-9ab8-b609-713d, GHSA-g4vh-hh62-jgqc, MINI-p6hf-8h4q-6f6c.

Is CVE-2026-11196 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free