CVE-2026-79122: Information leak in Google Chrome
Description
An information leak vulnerability exists in the SignIn component of Google Chrome versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. This flaw allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information by sending crafted network traffic. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating and does not require user interaction or privileges to exploit.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.9medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79122 is an information disclosure vulnerability in the SignIn feature of Google Chrome before version 152.0.7977.65. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted network traffic to leak sensitive information. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.9, reflecting a network attack vector with high complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact limited to confidentiality. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vendor has published an advisory indicating a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information from the affected Chrome browser. The integrity and availability of the browser are not impacted. The vulnerability can be triggered remotely without user interaction or privileges, but requires high attack complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 152.0.7977.65. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html for details.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:09:54.132Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9d2acd9273b49ac709c
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:46 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 15:05:07 UTC
Last updated: 10/08/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
Views: 57
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