CVE-2026-106321: Information leak in Google Chrome
Description
An information leak vulnerability exists in the Editing component of Google Chrome versions prior to 155.0.8059.39. A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted HTML page, potentially leaking sensitive information. The vulnerability is rated as medium severity by Chromium security. Google has published a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-106321 is an information leak vulnerability in the Editing feature of Google Chrome before version 155.0.8059.39. Exploitation requires social engineering to lure a user to a malicious HTML page, which then leaks sensitive information. The vulnerability is classified as medium severity by the Chromium security team. The vendor has released an official fix in Chrome version 155.0.8059.39 as documented in their stable channel update advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to leak sensitive information from the affected user's browser session. The attack relies on social engineering to convince the user to visit a crafted HTML page. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available in Google Chrome version 155.0.8059.39. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the Google Chrome stable channel update advisory for details: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-06T16:35:16.514Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6ac5464f2cdf04f656d49df1
Added to database: 10/06/2026, 19:04:47 UTC
Last enriched: 10/06/2026, 21:19:36 UTC
Last updated: 10/07/2026, 00:28:11 UTC
Views: 3
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