CVE-2026-91730: Incomplete cleanup in Google Chrome
Incomplete cleanup in GetUserMedia in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-91730 is an incomplete cleanup vulnerability in the GetUserMedia component of Google Chrome before version 153.0.8010.47. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process and employs social engineering techniques can exploit this flaw to access cross-origin data through a specially crafted HTML page. This vulnerability was rated medium severity by Chromium security. The vendor has released an update to address this issue in Chrome 153.0.8010.47.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker with control over the renderer process and the use of social engineering to bypass cross-origin data restrictions, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information from other origins within the browser context. This could compromise user privacy and data confidentiality.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 153.0.8010.47 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of an official fix. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the update.
CVE-2026-91730: Incomplete cleanup in Google Chrome
Description
Incomplete cleanup in GetUserMedia in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to obtain cross-origin data 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-2026-91730 is an incomplete cleanup vulnerability in the GetUserMedia component of Google Chrome before version 153.0.8010.47. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process and employs social engineering techniques can exploit this flaw to access cross-origin data through a specially crafted HTML page. This vulnerability was rated medium severity by Chromium security. The vendor has released an update to address this issue in Chrome 153.0.8010.47.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker with control over the renderer process and the use of social engineering to bypass cross-origin data restrictions, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information from other origins within the browser context. This could compromise user privacy and data confidentiality.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 153.0.8010.47 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of an official fix. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-14T22:52:20.778Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0541751186.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6aa9aed655bf5e2cf55add20
Added to database: 09/15/2026, 20:47:18 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 21:02:42 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 04:01:24 UTC
Views: 9
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