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Information leak in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially… (CVE-2026-79147)

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Medium
Published: 08/25/2026 (08/25/2026, 21:31:41 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database

Description

An information leak vulnerability exists in the Skia component of Google Chrome versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. This flaw allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to potentially obtain sensitive information by using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a moderate severity rating and a CVSS score of 5.3.

CVSS v3.1

Score 5.3medium

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

Affected software

Affected versions
<152.0.7977.65

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/10/2026, 05:38:03 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-79147 is an information disclosure vulnerability in the Skia graphics library used by Google Chrome before version 152.0.7977.65. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and involves a crafted HTML page that can leak sensitive information. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information).

Potential Impact

If exploited, an attacker with control over the renderer process can gain access to sensitive information that should otherwise be protected. This does not allow code execution or denial of service but can compromise confidentiality.

Mitigation Recommendations

A fix is available in Google Chrome version 152.0.7977.65. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No other specific mitigation steps are indicated.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
GHSA-3m33-jrf4-2649
Osv Schema Version
1.4.0
Aliases
["CVE-2026-79147"]
Database Specific Severity
MODERATE
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6a90542bacd9273b49698974

Added to database: 08/27/2026, 15:13:47 UTC

Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 05:38:03 UTC

Last updated: 10/10/2026, 06:48:19 UTC

Views: 71

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