CVE-2026-82808: Hard-coded Credentials in Inbox Foundry ActiveInbox Extension
Description
CVE-2026-82808 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Inbox Foundry ActiveInbox Extension for Chrome up to version 7.10.24. It involves hard-coded credentials found in the Google OAuth Client Secret component within the file dist/service-worker.production-esm.js. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely, and public exploit code is available. The vendor has been informed but has not yet provided a fix, noting their bug bounty program is currently on hold.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.9medium
Affected software
Inbox Foundry
ActiveInbox Extension
cpe:2.3:a:inbox_foundry:activeinbox_extension:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects the Inbox Foundry ActiveInbox Extension on Chrome versions up to 7.10.24. It is caused by hard-coded credentials embedded in the Google OAuth Client Secret component of the extension's service worker JavaScript file. The presence of these credentials can allow remote attackers to exploit the extension. Although an exploit is publicly available, there is no official patch or remediation level currently provided by the vendor. The vendor has acknowledged the issue but has delayed response due to a backlog in their bug bounty program.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to leverage hard-coded credentials, potentially leading to unauthorized access or manipulation of the affected extension's functionality. The CVSS 4.0 score of 6.9 indicates a medium severity impact with network attack vector, no privileges or user interaction required, and low to limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official fix or patch is currently available from the vendor. The vendor has acknowledged the issue but is delaying remediation due to a backlog in their bug bounty program. Users should monitor vendor communications for updates and consider disabling or removing the affected extension versions until a fix is released.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-31T04:48:20.500Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a95add6acd9273b4955f7e6
Added to database: 08/31/2026, 16:37:42 UTC
Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 15:20:15 UTC
Last updated: 10/14/2026, 18:48:24 UTC
Views: 73
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