CVE-2026-106214: Information leak in Google Chrome
Description
An information leak vulnerability exists in the Proxy component of Google Chrome on Windows versions prior to 155.0.8059.39. This flaw allows an adjacent attacker to obtain sensitive information via crafted network traffic. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2026-106214 and is rated with medium severity based on a CVSS score of 5.3.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-106214 is an information leak vulnerability in the Proxy component of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 155.0.8059.39. An adjacent attacker can exploit this flaw by sending crafted network traffic to obtain sensitive information. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, reflecting medium severity with attack vector as adjacent network, high attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and confidentiality impact only. The issue was publicly disclosed and patched in Chrome version 155.0.8059.39 as per the official Google Chrome stable channel update.
Potential Impact
An attacker with adjacent network access can exploit this vulnerability to leak sensitive information from the affected Chrome Proxy component. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome on Windows to version 155.0.8059.39 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor has released an official fix as detailed in the Google Chrome stable channel update advisory. No additional mitigation is required once the update is applied.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-06T16:31:40.864Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6ac546392cdf04f656d49d1c
Added to database: 10/06/2026, 19:04:25 UTC
Last enriched: 10/06/2026, 22:33:52 UTC
Last updated: 10/07/2026, 03:28:09 UTC
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