CVE-2026-5276
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Insufficient Policy Enforcement in Chrome WebUSB Enables Data Leak

Publication date: 2026-04-01

Last updated on: 2026-04-01

Assigner: Chrome

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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Published
2026-04-01
Last Modified
2026-04-01
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2026-04-01
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
NVD
CVE-2026-5276
EUVD
EUVD-2026-17785

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Vendor Product Version / Range
google chrome to 146.0.7680.177 (exc)

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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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Executive Summary

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.

Impact Analysis

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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