CVE-2026-79124: Information leak in Google Chrome
Description
An information leak vulnerability exists in Google Chrome on Android versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. This flaw allows a remote attacker to leak sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.5. It requires user interaction to exploit and does not affect integrity or availability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79124 is an information leak vulnerability in the Intents component of Google Chrome on Android platforms before version 152.0.7977.65. A remote attacker can exploit this by delivering a crafted HTML page that causes sensitive information to be leaked. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, indicating medium severity, with attack vector network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality only.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information from the affected Chrome browser on Android. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
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 for confirmation and update instructions: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:09:59.580Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9d3acd9273b49ac70b4
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:47 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 15:04:57 UTC
Last updated: 10/08/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
Views: 28
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