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CVE-2026-9116: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-9116cvecve-2026-9116
Published: 05/20/2026 (05/20/2026, 19:12:43 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Google
Product: Chrome

Description

CVE-2026-9116 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 148.0.7778.179. It involves insufficient policy enforcement in the ServiceWorker component, which could allow a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability but results in limited confidentiality loss. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The vendor advisory linked does not explicitly confirm patch availability or remediation status.

CVSS v3.1

Score 4.3medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected software

GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
chromium/chromium
pkg:github/chromium/chromium
Affected versions
<148.0.7778.179

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 05/27/2026, 21:03:36 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability arises from insufficient enforcement of security policies in the ServiceWorker implementation 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 CVSS score of 4.3 reflects a network attack vector with low complexity, no privileges required, but user interaction needed, and limited confidentiality impact. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure).

Potential Impact

An attacker can remotely cause leakage of cross-origin data, potentially exposing sensitive information from other origins accessible within the browser context. There is no impact on data integrity or system availability. The confidentiality impact is limited, and no known active exploitation has been reported.

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. Users and administrators should monitor this advisory for updates and apply any official fixes once available. Until then, exercising caution with untrusted web content and limiting user interaction with suspicious pages may reduce risk.

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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: 05/20/2026, 19:34:44 UTC

Last enriched: 05/27/2026, 21:03:36 UTC

Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC

Views: 88

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