CVE-2026-8562: Side-channel information leakage in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-8562 is a side-channel information leakage vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 148. 0. 7778. 168. It allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data by using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability was assigned a medium severity by Chromium's security team. There is no CVSS score available for this issue. The vendor advisory linked indicates a stable channel update addressing this issue was released. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves side-channel information leakage in the navigation component of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.168. An attacker can exploit this flaw by crafting a malicious HTML page that causes cross-origin data to be leaked, potentially exposing sensitive information from other origins. The issue was recognized and fixed by Google in the stable channel update referenced in the vendor advisory.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to information disclosure through side-channel leakage of cross-origin data. This could allow an attacker to obtain data from other origins that should be isolated, potentially compromising user privacy or security. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an update in Chrome version 148.0.7778.168 that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later 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.
CVE-2026-8562: Side-channel information leakage in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-8562 is a side-channel information leakage vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 148. 0. 7778. 168. It allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data by using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability was assigned a medium severity by Chromium's security team. There is no CVSS score available for this issue. The vendor advisory linked indicates a stable channel update addressing this issue was released. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves side-channel information leakage in the navigation component of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.168. An attacker can exploit this flaw by crafting a malicious HTML page that causes cross-origin data to be leaked, potentially exposing sensitive information from other origins. The issue was recognized and fixed by Google in the stable channel update referenced in the vendor advisory.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to information disclosure through side-channel leakage of cross-origin data. This could allow an attacker to obtain data from other origins that should be isolated, potentially compromising user privacy or security. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an update in Chrome version 148.0.7778.168 that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later 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.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-14T05:40:22.711Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a062b64ec166c07b00ded9b
Added to database: 5/14/2026, 8:07:00 PM
Last enriched: 5/14/2026, 8:37:26 PM
Last updated: 5/15/2026, 6:29:48 AM
Views: 6
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