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Navigation restriction bypass in Google Lens in Google Chrome

IdentifiersCVE-2026-11248CWE-693· Protection Mechanism Failure

CVE-2026-11248 is an inappropriate implementation flaw in Google Lens in Google Chrome affecting versions prior to 149.0.7827.53. According to the provided content, a remote attacker can use a crafted HTML page to bypass navigation restrictions. The issue is described by Microsoft as a policy bypass in Google Lens for Chromium-based browsers. No further technical detail about the specific vulnerable function or code path is provided in the available content.

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Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to bypass intended navigation or policy restrictions in Google Lens. The supplied CVSS v3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) indicates the vulnerability may have significant downstream security impact after user interaction, although the Chromium-assigned security severity in the provided content is Low. The precise post-bypass consequences are not technically described in the available material beyond navigation/policy bypass.

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No specific workaround or temporary mitigation is provided in the supplied content. The practical mitigation is to update affected browsers to a fixed release. Where immediate patching is not possible, reducing exposure to untrusted web content may lower risk because exploitation requires delivery of a crafted HTML page and user interaction.

Remediation

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Upgrade Google Chrome to version 149.0.7827.53 or later. For Chromium-based Microsoft Edge, upgrade to version 149.0.4022.52 or later, which incorporates the upstream Chromium fix. Debian users should upgrade chromium to the fixed package versions identified in the advisory, including 149.0.7827.53-1~deb12u1 for bookworm and 149.0.7827.53-1~deb13u1 for trixie.
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