CVE-2026-79030: Observable discrepancy in Google Chrome
Description
An observable discrepancy in the Autofill feature of Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating and affects Chrome desktop versions before 152.0.7977.65.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79030 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's Autofill functionality that allows a remote attacker to extract sensitive information by exploiting an observable discrepancy. This issue affects versions of Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, indicating medium severity. The attack vector is network-based with high attack complexity and no privileges required. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality but does not affect integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely obtain sensitive information from a victim's browser by tricking them into visiting a specially crafted HTML page. This compromises the confidentiality of user data autofilled by Chrome. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version of Google Chrome is available: version 152.0.7977.65. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms the fix is included in this stable release. No additional mitigation actions are specified.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:07:59.303Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9c7acd9273b49ac6f47
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:35 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 15:51:08 UTC
Last updated: 10/09/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
Views: 38
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