CVE-2026-7351: Race in Google Chrome
Race in MHTML in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.138 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to leak cross-origin data via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a race condition in the MHTML processing of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.138. An attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into installing a malicious Chrome extension, which then can leak data across origins, violating the same-origin policy. The Chromium project has classified the severity as high. The issue is fixed in Chrome version 147.0.7727.138 as per the vendor's stable channel update advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to cross-origin data leakage via a malicious Chrome extension, potentially exposing sensitive information from other web origins. This compromises user privacy and security by bypassing browser security boundaries. No evidence of active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 147.0.7727.138 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of an official fix in the stable channel update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
CVE-2026-7351: Race in Google Chrome
Description
Race in MHTML in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.138 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to leak cross-origin data via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a race condition in the MHTML processing of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.138. An attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into installing a malicious Chrome extension, which then can leak data across origins, violating the same-origin policy. The Chromium project has classified the severity as high. The issue is fixed in Chrome version 147.0.7727.138 as per the vendor's stable channel update advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to cross-origin data leakage via a malicious Chrome extension, potentially exposing sensitive information from other web origins. This compromises user privacy and security by bypassing browser security boundaries. No evidence of active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 147.0.7727.138 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of an official fix in the stable channel update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-28T20:02:43.908Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 69f13d73cbff5d8610e35562
Added to database: 4/28/2026, 11:06:27 PM
Last enriched: 4/28/2026, 11:22:12 PM
Last updated: 4/29/2026, 6:44:52 AM
Views: 3
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