CVE-2026-76041: Information leak in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-76041 is a high severity information leak vulnerability in the Skia component of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.169. This flaw could allow a remote attacker to potentially bypass the web origin policy by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability affects desktop versions of Chrome before the specified fixed version. No CVSS score is provided, but the impact is considered high due to the potential security boundary bypass. The vendor has published an advisory with a stable channel update addressing this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
An information leak vulnerability exists in the Skia graphics library used by Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.169. Exploitation could allow a remote attacker to bypass the web origin policy, which is a critical security control that isolates content from different origins. The vulnerability is fixed in Chrome version 151.0.7922.169. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to bypassing the web origin policy, potentially allowing unauthorized access to information that should be restricted by origin boundaries. This could compromise user data confidentiality within the browser context.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.169 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0826575033.html provides official update information. No additional mitigation is required once the update is applied.
CVE-2026-76041: Information leak in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-76041 is a high severity information leak vulnerability in the Skia component of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.169. This flaw could allow a remote attacker to potentially bypass the web origin policy by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability affects desktop versions of Chrome before the specified fixed version. No CVSS score is provided, but the impact is considered high due to the potential security boundary bypass. The vendor has published an advisory with a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
An information leak vulnerability exists in the Skia graphics library used by Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.169. Exploitation could allow a remote attacker to bypass the web origin policy, which is a critical security control that isolates content from different origins. The vulnerability is fixed in Chrome version 151.0.7922.169. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to bypassing the web origin policy, potentially allowing unauthorized access to information that should be restricted by origin boundaries. This could compromise user data confidentiality within the browser context.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.169 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0826575033.html provides official update information. No additional mitigation is required once the update is applied.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-18T19:44:55.026Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0826575033.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a84c574c6e8be0332bb23fa
Added to database: 08/18/2026, 20:49:56 UTC
Last enriched: 08/18/2026, 21:05:11 UTC
Last updated: 08/18/2026, 23:53:33 UTC
Views: 5
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