CVE-2026-8017: Side-channel information leakage in Google Chrome
Side-channel information leakage in Media in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a side-channel information leak in Google Chrome's Media component before version 148.0.7778.96. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious HTML page to leak data across origins, potentially violating same-origin policy protections. The issue is categorized as low severity by the Chromium security team. The vendor has released a stable update that includes a fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to information leakage of cross-origin data via a side-channel attack. This could allow an attacker to access data from other origins that should be isolated, potentially exposing sensitive information. However, the severity is considered low, indicating limited risk or difficulty in exploitation. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix for this vulnerability is available in Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the issue. Since this is a client-side browser vulnerability, applying the official update is the primary mitigation. No additional vendor-recommended mitigations are indicated in the advisory.
CVE-2026-8017: Side-channel information leakage in Google Chrome
Description
Side-channel information leakage in Media in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a side-channel information leak in Google Chrome's Media component before version 148.0.7778.96. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious HTML page to leak data across origins, potentially violating same-origin policy protections. The issue is categorized as low severity by the Chromium security team. The vendor has released a stable update that includes a fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to information leakage of cross-origin data via a side-channel attack. This could allow an attacker to access data from other origins that should be isolated, potentially exposing sensitive information. However, the severity is considered low, indicating limited risk or difficulty in exploitation. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix for this vulnerability is available in Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the issue. Since this is a client-side browser vulnerability, applying the official update is the primary mitigation. No additional vendor-recommended mitigations are indicated in the advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:36.057Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 69fb86f1cbff5d861024fe23
Added to database: 5/6/2026, 6:22:41 PM
Last enriched: 5/6/2026, 6:37:18 PM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 7:31:32 AM
Views: 7
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