CVE-2026-5276
Received
Received - Intake
Insufficient Policy Enforcement in Chrome WebUSB Enables Data Leak
Publication date: 2026-04-01
Last updated on: 2026-04-01
Assigner: Chrome
Description
Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in WebUSB in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.178 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| chrome | to 146.0.7680.177 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-693 | The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is due to insufficient policy enforcement in the WebUSB feature of Google Chrome versions prior to 146.0.7680.178. It allows a remote attacker to craft a malicious HTML page that can access potentially sensitive information from the browser's process memory.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could obtain sensitive information from the browser's process memory without authorization. This could lead to exposure of private data or credentials that are stored or processed by the browser.
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