CVE-2026-76041: Information leak in Google Chrome
An information leak vulnerability exists 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 has a medium severity rating and a CVSS score of 4.3.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-76041 is an information leak vulnerability in the Skia graphics library used by Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.169. Exploitation of this vulnerability could enable a remote attacker to bypass the web origin policy, potentially exposing sensitive information across web origins. The vulnerability is classified with a medium severity and a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3, reflecting limited confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact. There is no indication of known exploits in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to potentially bypass the web origin policy, which could lead to unauthorized information disclosure. However, the impact is limited to confidentiality with no reported integrity or availability effects. No active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released a stable channel update for Chrome that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to version 151.0.7922.169 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-76041: Information leak in Google Chrome
Description
An information leak vulnerability exists 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 has a medium severity rating and a CVSS score of 4.3.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-76041 is an information leak vulnerability in the Skia graphics library used by Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.169. Exploitation of this vulnerability could enable a remote attacker to bypass the web origin policy, potentially exposing sensitive information across web origins. The vulnerability is classified with a medium severity and a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3, reflecting limited confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact. There is no indication of known exploits in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to potentially bypass the web origin policy, which could lead to unauthorized information disclosure. However, the impact is limited to confidentiality with no reported integrity or availability effects. No active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released a stable channel update for Chrome that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to version 151.0.7922.169 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-18T19:44:55.026Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- 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: 09/11/2026, 20:47:57 UTC
Last updated: 10/02/2026, 02:46:06 UTC
Views: 43
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