VulnerabilityPublished 11 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-3929: Google Chrome · Side-channel Information Leakage

Affects Google ChromeSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.1 Low : upgrade to 146.0.7680.71 when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

3.1Low

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 146.0.7680.71

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: High
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: High: A successful attack depends on conditions beyond the attacker's control. That is, a successful attack cannot be accomplished at will, but requires the attacker to invest in some measurable amount of effort in preparation or execution against the vulnerable component before a successful attack can be expected. For example, a successful attack may require an attacker to: gather knowledge about the environment in which the vulnerable target/component exists; prepare the target environment to improve exploit reliability; or inject themselves into the logical network path between the target and the resource requested by the victim in order to read and/or modify network communications (e.g., a man in the middle attack).
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade Google Chrome to 146.0.7680.71.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
GoogleChrome	Affected >=146.0.7680.71 <146.0.7680.71	Fixed in 146.0.7680.71

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2026-3929, organizations and users should promptly update Google Chrome to version 146.0.7680.71 or later, where the vulnerability is patched. Beyond patching, administrators should consider implementing Content Security Policy (CSP) headers that restrict resource loading and reduce the attack surface for malicious timing attacks. Employing browser isolation or sandboxing techniques can limit the impact of visiting untrusted websites. Network-level filtering to block access to known malicious domains can also reduce exposure. Security teams should monitor web traffic for suspicious patterns indicative of timing attacks. Educating users about the risks of visiting untrusted or suspicious websites can further reduce the likelihood of exploitation. Finally, organizations should maintain an up-to-date inventory of browser versions in use to ensure timely patch deployment.

Description

Side-channel information leakage in ResourceTiming in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.71 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2026-3929 is the potential leakage of sensitive cross-origin data through side-channel timing attacks. Organizations relying on Google Chrome for web access could face confidentiality risks if users visit malicious sites designed to exploit this vulnerability. Although the attack requires user interaction and has a high complexity, successful exploitation could expose information such as resource load timings that might be used to infer user behavior, visited sites, or other sensitive metadata. This could aid attackers in profiling users or conducting further targeted attacks. However, the vulnerability does not affect the integrity or availability of systems. Given the low CVSS score and lack of known exploits, the immediate risk is limited but should not be ignored, especially for high-security environments where data confidentiality is critical.

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