CVE-2026-79293

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Information Leak in Animation in Google Chrome

Publication date: 2026-08-25

Last updated on: 2026-08-27

Assigner: Chrome

Description

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

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Published

2026-08-25

Last Modified

2026-08-27

Generated

2026-09-15

AI Q&A

2026-08-26

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-14

NVD

CVE-2026-79293

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 the Animation component of Google Chrome before version 152.0.7977.65. A remote attacker could exploit it by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted HTML page, which would allow the attacker to access sensitive data.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability is specific to Google Chrome versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. To detect it, check your Chrome version by running chrome --version in the terminal. If the version is below 152.0.7977.65, the system is vulnerable. Update Chrome to the latest version to mitigate the risk.

Impact Analysis

If you use an affected version of Google Chrome, an attacker could steal sensitive information such as login credentials, personal data, or browsing history by exploiting this flaw through a malicious webpage.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to personal data, potentially violating GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (health information privacy) requirements if sensitive user data is exposed.

Mitigation Strategies

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

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