CVE-2026-106242: Information leak in Google Chrome
Description
An information leak vulnerability exists in the Omnibox component of Google Chrome on Android versions prior to 155.0.8059.39. This flaw allows a remote attacker, using social engineering techniques, to leak sensitive information via crafted network traffic. The vulnerability is rated with medium severity by Chromium security.
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-106242 is an information leak vulnerability in the Omnibox feature of Google Chrome on Android devices. Versions before 155.0.8059.39 are affected. The vulnerability enables a remote attacker to exploit social engineering to cause leakage of sensitive information through specially crafted network traffic. The Chromium security team has assigned this vulnerability a medium severity rating. No CVSS score is provided. The vendor has published an advisory indicating a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information from the Omnibox component in Chrome on Android. Exploitation requires social engineering and crafted network traffic. There is no indication of active exploitation in the wild. The impact is limited to information leakage without direct code execution or system compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
A stable channel update for Google Chrome on Android has been released to address this vulnerability. Users should update Chrome to version 155.0.8059.39 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-06T16:33:12.044Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6ac5463f2cdf04f656d49d5f
Added to database: 10/06/2026, 19:04:31 UTC
Last enriched: 10/06/2026, 22:18:49 UTC
Last updated: 10/07/2026, 02:48:13 UTC
Views: 2
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