CVE-2026-106212: Incorrect authorization in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-106212 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome's Autofill feature prior to version 155.0.8059.39. It involves incorrect authorization that allows a remote attacker, using social engineering and a crafted HTML page, to obtain sensitive information. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Google has released an update to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's Autofill component prior to version 155.0.8059.39 allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization controls via social engineering techniques involving a crafted HTML page. Exploitation can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive user information. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has published a stable channel update to fix this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from the Autofill feature without proper authorization. This compromises user privacy and security, potentially exposing confidential data. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability as per the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 155.0.8059.39. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-06T16:31:38.559Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6ac546392cdf04f656d49d1a
Added to database: 10/06/2026, 19:04:25 UTC
Last enriched: 10/06/2026, 22:33:17 UTC
Last updated: 10/07/2026, 03:28:12 UTC
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