Information Leak in Google Chrome

Publication date: 2026-08-25

Last updated on: 2026-08-25

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Information leak in Paint in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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Published

2026-08-25

Last Modified

2026-08-25

Generated

2026-08-26

AI Q&A

2026-08-26

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-78895

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	to 152.0.7977.65 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-200	The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an information leak in Google Chrome's Paint component. It allows a remote attacker to bypass the web origin policy by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted HTML page. This means the attacker could access data from different websites than intended.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to steal sensitive information from other websites you visit while using Chrome. This might include login credentials, personal data, or other confidential details. The attacker would need to trick you into visiting their malicious page.

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