CVE-2026-15124: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-15124 is a high severity vulnerability in Google Chrome affecting versions prior to 150.0.7871.115. It involves insufficient policy enforcement in the Passwords component, allowing a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy via a crafted HTML page. This could potentially expose sensitive password data across origins. The vulnerability is publicly known but no confirmed exploits in the wild have been reported. A fixed version 150.0.7871.115 is identified.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's Passwords feature allows a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy by leveraging insufficient policy enforcement. The issue affects Chrome versions before 150.0.7871.115. The same origin policy is a critical security control that prevents web pages from accessing data from different origins, so bypassing it can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information. The vulnerability is classified as high severity by Chromium security. No CVSS score is provided. The vendor advisory is available but does not explicitly state the remediation level or patch availability, though the fixed version is indicated.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy, potentially exposing sensitive password data stored or managed by Chrome. This undermines a fundamental browser security mechanism, increasing the risk of data theft or unauthorized access to user credentials.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.115 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since the vendor advisory indicates this fixed version, applying this update mitigates the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the presence of the fixed version in the affectedVersions list and the vendor advisory link. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor.
CVE-2026-15124: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-15124 is a high severity vulnerability in Google Chrome affecting versions prior to 150.0.7871.115. It involves insufficient policy enforcement in the Passwords component, allowing a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy via a crafted HTML page. This could potentially expose sensitive password data across origins. The vulnerability is publicly known but no confirmed exploits in the wild have been reported. A fixed version 150.0.7871.115 is identified.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's Passwords feature allows a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy by leveraging insufficient policy enforcement. The issue affects Chrome versions before 150.0.7871.115. The same origin policy is a critical security control that prevents web pages from accessing data from different origins, so bypassing it can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information. The vulnerability is classified as high severity by Chromium security. No CVSS score is provided. The vendor advisory is available but does not explicitly state the remediation level or patch availability, though the fixed version is indicated.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy, potentially exposing sensitive password data stored or managed by Chrome. This undermines a fundamental browser security mechanism, increasing the risk of data theft or unauthorized access to user credentials.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.115 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since the vendor advisory indicates this fixed version, applying this update mitigates the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the presence of the fixed version in the affectedVersions list and the vendor advisory link. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-08T17:07:42.988Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01162222768.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a4ed639c9d9e3dbe3dd80b9
Added to database: 07/08/2026, 22:59:05 UTC
Last enriched: 07/08/2026, 23:13:54 UTC
Last updated: 07/09/2026, 01:08:00 UTC
Views: 3
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