CVE-2026-11636
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUse after free in Autofill in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 149.0.7827.103 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceUse after free vulnerability in Google Chrome's Autofill feature on Windows allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via heap corruption. Exploitation requires the victim to perform specific UI gestures on a crafted HTML page, making user interaction a necessary condition for attack success.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 149.0.7827.103CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Chrome is installedCheck for Chrome executable at C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe or C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe. Alternatively, open Command Prompt and run: reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Google Chrome"Affected if Chrome is not installed on the Windows system
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Determine installed Chrome versionOpen Chrome and navigate to chrome://version, or run "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --version from Command Prompt, or read the Version value from the registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Google ChromeAffected if Unable to retrieve the version number
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Compare version against affected rangeReview the version number obtained from the previous step. The affected version range is any version less than 149.0.7827.103. Compare numerically: for example, 149.0.7827.100 is affected, 149.0.7827.103 is notAffected if Installed version is less than 149.0.7827.103 (for example, 148.0.XXXX or 149.0.7827.102)
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Confirm Autofill is enabledIn Chrome, go to Settings > Autofill and passwords > Autofill settings, or navigate to chrome://settings/autofill. Verify if any Autofill profiles or payment methods are saved and enabledAffected if Autofill is enabled with saved data (the vulnerability specifically targets the Autofill feature)
A user is affected if Google Chrome for Windows is installed with a version lower than 149.0.7827.103 and Autofill is enabled, as the use-after-free vulnerability requires the Autofill feature to be active.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped149.0.7827.103
Update Google Chrome to version 149.0.7827.103 or later to patch the vulnerability. Organizations should deploy the browser update through standard patch management processes and verify Autofill functionality post-update.
149.0.7827.103 or later
- Open Google Chrome on Windows
- Click the three-dot menu (top right) and select 'Settings'
- Scroll down and click 'About Chrome' in the left sidebar
- Chrome will automatically check for updates; if version 149.0.7827.103 or later is available, it will download and install
- Restart Chrome to complete the update
- Alternatively, download the latest Chrome installer from google.com/chrome and run it to upgrade
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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