CVE-2026-9116: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Insufficient policy enforcement in ServiceWorker in Google Chrome on prior to 148.0.7778.179 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability arises from insufficient enforcement of policies in the ServiceWorker feature of Google Chrome versions before 148.0.7778.179. An attacker can exploit this weakness by crafting a malicious HTML page that causes cross-origin data leakage. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed and assigned a high severity by the Chromium project. However, no CVSS score or detailed remediation information is included in the provided data. The vendor advisory is referenced but patch status is not explicitly stated in the input.
Potential Impact
The impact is a potential cross-origin data leak, which could expose sensitive information from other origins to an attacker-controlled page. This compromises the confidentiality of data handled by the browser's ServiceWorker. No information about exploitation in the wild is available, and the extent of data exposure depends on the attacker's ability to deliver the crafted HTML page to the victim.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0841193308.html for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is confirmed, users should consider updating to the latest Chrome version once available. No vendor advisory content explicitly states that no action is required or that the issue is already mitigated.
CVE-2026-9116: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in ServiceWorker in Google Chrome on prior to 148.0.7778.179 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability arises from insufficient enforcement of policies in the ServiceWorker feature of Google Chrome versions before 148.0.7778.179. An attacker can exploit this weakness by crafting a malicious HTML page that causes cross-origin data leakage. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed and assigned a high severity by the Chromium project. However, no CVSS score or detailed remediation information is included in the provided data. The vendor advisory is referenced but patch status is not explicitly stated in the input.
Potential Impact
The impact is a potential cross-origin data leak, which could expose sensitive information from other origins to an attacker-controlled page. This compromises the confidentiality of data handled by the browser's ServiceWorker. No information about exploitation in the wild is available, and the extent of data exposure depends on the attacker's ability to deliver the crafted HTML page to the victim.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0841193308.html for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is confirmed, users should consider updating to the latest Chrome version once available. No vendor advisory content explicitly states that no action is required or that the issue is already mitigated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-20T17:39:22.386Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0841193308.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a0e0cd4ba1db473629e7a0b
Added to database: 5/20/2026, 7:34:44 PM
Last enriched: 5/20/2026, 7:50:38 PM
Last updated: 5/21/2026, 3:26:07 AM
Views: 5
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