Information Leak in Google Chrome

Publication date: 2026-08-25

Last updated on: 2026-08-25

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Information leak in Network in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

CVSS Scores

EPSS Scores

Probability:
Percentile:

Meta Information

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-2026-79220

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	152.0.7977.65

Helpful Resources

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.

Attack-Flow Graph

Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an information leak in Google Chrome's Network component. It occurs before version 152.0.7977.65 and allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to access sensitive information through a specially crafted HTML page.

Impact Analysis

If you use an affected version of Chrome, an attacker could potentially steal sensitive data like passwords, cookies, or other private information from your browser session if they can trick you into visiting a malicious page.

Mitigation Strategies

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

Hi! I’m here to help you understand CVE-2026-79220. Ask me anything about the vulnerability, its impact, or mitigation strategies.

0/70