CVE-2026-79001: Information leak in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-79001 is an information leak vulnerability in the Bluetooth component of Google Chrome on Mac systems prior to version 152.0.7977.65. It allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process and used social engineering to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated as medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.3.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an information leak in the Bluetooth functionality of Google Chrome on Mac platforms before version 152.0.7977.65. Exploitation requires that an attacker first compromise the renderer process and then use social engineering techniques to trick a user into visiting a maliciously crafted HTML page, which then leaks sensitive information. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires network access, high attack complexity, no privileges, user interaction, and impacts confidentiality but not integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker who has compromised the renderer process and successfully employs social engineering can remotely obtain sensitive information from the affected Chrome browser on Mac. The impact is limited to confidentiality, with no direct impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability is rated medium severity.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version is available: Google Chrome version 152.0.7977.65 addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:07:06.533Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9c2acd9273b49ac6ea7
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:30 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 16:52:21 UTC
Last updated: 10/09/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
Views: 31
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