CVE-2026-79291: Information leak in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-79291 is an information leak vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65. It involves a flaw in CSS handling that allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.5. There is no explicit vendor advisory stating the patch status, but the affected versions are prior to 152.0.7977.65, indicating that updating to this version or later mitigates the issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome involves an information leak through CSS prior to version 152.0.7977.65. A remote attacker can exploit this by delivering a crafted HTML page to obtain sensitive information from the browser. The CVSS v3.1 score is 6.5, reflecting a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact. The vendor advisory URL suggests that version 152.0.7977.65 is the fixed release.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely obtain sensitive information from a user's browser by exploiting the CSS information leak vulnerability. This could lead to exposure of confidential data without requiring privileges or complex attack conditions, but user interaction is necessary. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory indicates this version addresses the issue. No additional mitigation steps are specified.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:13:23.105Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9edacd9273b49ac7411
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:24:13 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 12:53:23 UTC
Last updated: 10/09/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
Views: 55
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