CVE-2026-78981: Information leak in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-78981 is an information leak vulnerability in Google Chrome on iOS versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. It allows a local attacker to potentially obtain sensitive information via a local program. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.5. A fix is available in version 152.0.7977.65.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an information leak in the mobile version of Google Chrome on iOS platforms before version 152.0.7977.65. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to access sensitive information through a local program. The vulnerability is classified with a medium severity and a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a significant confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. The vendor has released a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to potentially obtain sensitive information from the affected Chrome browser on iOS. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome on iOS to version 152.0.7977.65 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor has provided an official fix in this version. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:06:37.570Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9c1acd9273b49ac6e63
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:29 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 16:52:39 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 18:48:22 UTC
Views: 36
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