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nfc vulnerability
About this tag
The nfc vulnerability tag covers discussions of security flaws in NFC implementations across platforms. Recent threads analyze CVE-2026-11108, a Chrome for Android NFC privilege escalation fixed in version 149.0.7827.53, and CVE-2026-31622, a Linux kernel NFC heap overflow affecting mixed-fleet environments. These vulnerabilities highlight risks in NFC protocol handling, including privilege escalation through crafted HTML pages and heap overwrites from malicious NFC peers. The tag is relevant for administrators managing Chrome, Android, Linux, or Windows-adjacent systems, emphasizing the importance of patching NFC-related CVEs and understanding CPE mapping discrepancies in vulnerability scanners.
Google’s CVE-2026-11108 is a Chrome for Android vulnerability disclosed on June 4, 2026, fixed before version 149.0.7827.53, and described as an NFC implementation flaw that could let a remote attacker escalate privileges through a crafted HTML page. The oddity is not the bug class; it is the...
CVE-2026-31622 is not a noisy internet-facing vulnerability, but it is exactly the kind of low-level kernel flaw that deserves attention from Windows, Linux, and mixed-fleet administrators alike. The issue sits in the Linux kernel NFC digital stack, where a malicious NFC peer can reportedly...