CVE-2026-78957: Information leak in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-78957 is an information leak vulnerability in Google Chrome on iOS versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. It allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive information by using a crafted file. The vulnerability has a moderate severity rating with a CVSS score of 5.5. It requires local access and user interaction to exploit and does not impact integrity or availability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome for iOS (versions before 152.0.7977.65) involves an information leak (CWE-200) that permits a local attacker to gain access to sensitive information via a specially crafted file. The flaw is classified as moderate severity by Chromium security and has a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.5, reflecting local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, but user interaction is necessary. The vulnerability affects confidentiality but not integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to convince a user to interact with a crafted file can obtain sensitive information from the affected Chrome browser on iOS. There is no impact on data integrity or system availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version is available: updating Google Chrome on iOS to version 152.0.7977.65 or later addresses this vulnerability. Users should apply this update to remediate the issue.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-r588-6qj9-9x9p
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-78957"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a90542cacd9273b496989da
Added to database: 08/27/2026, 15:13:48 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 05:09:25 UTC
Last updated: 10/09/2026, 18:48:23 UTC
Views: 58
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