Information leak in CSS in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2026-79291)
Description
A medium severity information leak vulnerability exists in the CSS implementation of Google Chrome versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. This flaw allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability but can lead to unauthorized disclosure of information.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79291 is an information leak vulnerability in the CSS component of Google Chrome before version 152.0.7977.65. An attacker can exploit this by delivering a specially crafted HTML page to the victim, which results in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity level. There are no known exploits in the wild, and no patch links are provided in the data. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information).
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from affected Chrome browsers without requiring privileges. It does not affect system integrity or availability but compromises confidentiality by leaking information through CSS.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 152.0.7977.65 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the browser update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-x4p6-2c8h-3g3q
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-79291"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a905428acd9273b496988cb
Added to database: 08/27/2026, 15:13:44 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 06:08:10 UTC
Last updated: 10/09/2026, 18:48:23 UTC
Views: 37
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