CVE-2026-79075

Received Received - Intake

Information Leak in Geolocation in Google Chrome

Publication date: 2026-08-25

Last updated on: 2026-08-25

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Information leak in Geolocation in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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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-2026-79075

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	152.0.7977.65

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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 the Geolocation feature of Google Chrome versions before 152.0.7977.65. A remote attacker could exploit it through social engineering tactics by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted HTML page. This page would then access the user's geolocation data without proper authorization, potentially exposing sensitive location information.

Impact Analysis

If you use an affected version of Google Chrome, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to obtain your precise location data without your knowledge. This might lead to privacy breaches, stalking, or targeted attacks based on your whereabouts. Social engineering tactics increase the risk as attackers may manipulate you into visiting a malicious page.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could violate privacy regulations like GDPR by exposing users' location data without consent. For organizations handling sensitive data under HIPAA, it may risk unauthorized disclosure of protected health information if location data is linked to individuals. Compliance requires patching to prevent data leaks.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later to address the vulnerability.

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