CVE-2026-91714: Observable discrepancy in Google Chrome
Observable discrepancy in Fonts in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to leak sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-91714 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's font handling that allows a remote attacker to exploit observable discrepancies in fonts to leak sensitive information. This can be triggered via social engineering by convincing a user to visit a maliciously crafted HTML page. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions before 153.0.8010.47 and has been assigned a medium severity rating by Chromium security. The vendor has released an update to address this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely leak sensitive information by exploiting font rendering discrepancies in affected Chrome versions. This requires social engineering to lure the victim to a malicious page. There is no indication of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Update Google Chrome to version 153.0.8010.47 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. Users should apply the stable channel update provided by Google as per the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-91714: Observable discrepancy in Google Chrome
Description
Observable discrepancy in Fonts in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to leak sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected software
Chrome
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-91714 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's font handling that allows a remote attacker to exploit observable discrepancies in fonts to leak sensitive information. This can be triggered via social engineering by convincing a user to visit a maliciously crafted HTML page. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions before 153.0.8010.47 and has been assigned a medium severity rating by Chromium security. The vendor has released an update to address this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely leak sensitive information by exploiting font rendering discrepancies in affected Chrome versions. This requires social engineering to lure the victim to a malicious page. There is no indication of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Update Google Chrome to version 153.0.8010.47 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. Users should apply the stable channel update provided by Google as per the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-14T22:51:13.081Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0541751186.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6aa9aed355bf5e2cf55add0d
Added to database: 09/15/2026, 20:47:15 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 21:17:32 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 04:01:23 UTC
Views: 6
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