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Google Chrome CVE-2026-113129

| EUVDEUVD-2026-105517 MEDIUM
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-10-20 chrome-cve-admin@google.com GHSA-rfx5-rp7q-7g2x
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: google
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Lure victim to crafted HTML page
  2. Exploit
    Page abuses Extensions access-control flaw
  3. Execution
    Read sensitive cross-context data
  4. Impact
    Exfiltrate leaked information to attacker

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the victim to open a crafted HTML page in a vulnerable Chrome build prior to 156.0.8078.47 (UI:R), and the flaw resides specifically in the Extensions subsystem's access-control handling, so an exploit must drive that extension/renderer context to disclose data. No authentication is required (PR:N) and the attack is remote (AV:N) with low complexity (AC:L). The principal limiting factor is the mandatory user interaction - there is no drive-by/zero-click path; the attacker must get the target to load malicious content. Impact is confined to information disclosure (no integrity or availability effect), further bounding realistic risk.

Impact

The input CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, base 6.5) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated issue whose only real barrier is required user interaction (UI:R) - the victim must load attacker-controlled content. Impact is confidentiality-only (C:H/I:N/A:N), consistent with an information-leak primitive rather than code execution. No EPSS score was provided, and there is no CISA KEV listing or POC indicator in the supplied data, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' Chromium itself rated this Medium severity, and the description hedges with 'potentially leak sensitive information,' which argues against the C:H in the supplied vector - the practical confidentiality impact may be partial/conditional rather than full, so the real-world priority is moderate, not critical. The dominant risk driver is prevalence (Chrome is effectively everywhere), not exploitability. Conflict to verify: the supplied vector asserts C:H while the vendor rating (Medium) and the tentative language ('potentially') suggest a lower confidentiality impact - verify exact leaked data scope with the Chrome advisory. Net: patch on normal browser-update cadence; this is a widely-exposed but interaction-gated, confidentiality-only flaw, not an emergency.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts or injects a crafted HTML page and lures a victim running a vulnerable Chrome build to open it (UI:R). The page abuses improper access control in the Extensions subsystem to read sensitive information the renderer should not expose cross-context, exfiltrating it to the attacker. No public exploit code was identified in the provided data.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

Sensitive information disclosure in Google Chrome's Extensions subsystem affects builds prior to 156.0.8078.47, where improper access control lets a remote attacker use a crafted HTML page to read data that should be isolated from web content. Exploitation is not zero-click: the victim must load the attacker's page in a vulnerable browser (UI:R), though no authentication or credentials are needed and the attack path is remote and low complexity. Google rates the issue Medium (Chromium severity) and has released a fixed build; no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, and the realistic impact is bounded to confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability effect.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade Google Chrome to 156.0.8078.47 or later, per the stable channel advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02018666648.html. Because Chrome auto-updates, the practical priorities are confirming the deployed build via chrome://version (or your endpoint management inventory) and force-restarting browsers that have downloaded but not applied the update; managed fleets should pin the minimum version in their software policies. If immediate upgrading is not possible, compensating controls include restricting extension installs and runtime access through enterprise policies (ExtensionInstallAllowlist / ExtensionInstallBlocklist / ExtensionSettings) so only vetted extensions run, which reduces the privileged extension surface an attacker can pivot into - at the cost of breaking unapproved but business-used extensions. Disabling or removing unused extensions and blocking untrusted content that users would open in Chrome lowers exposure but does not eliminate the underlying access-control defect. Note that these are interim measures only; none of them remove the flaw, and the issue requires user interaction to trigger, so user awareness around opening unsolicited HTML content provides marginal additional risk reduction. Track the Chromium issue at https://issues.chromium.org/issues/501738293 for any backport or additional hardening guidance.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 156.0.8078.47 <156.0.8078.47

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 156.0.8078.47

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is classified as CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and lives specifically in Chrome's Extensions component, the subsystem that mediates privileged extension APIs, extension contexts, and the renderer processes that host web content. Chrome's security model depends on keeping extension-privileged execution contexts strictly separated from ordinary web-origin renderers; a crafted HTML page that can cross that boundary may cause the browser to expose data (for example extension-associated state or privileged resources) to attacker-controlled content. The attack is network-delivered (AV:N) at low complexity (AC:L) with no privileges required (PR:N), but it is gated by user interaction (UI:R) - there is no drive-by/zero-click route, since the target must open the malicious page in a vulnerable build. Our independent assessment scores confidentiality as Low (C:L) rather than the input vector's High (C:H), because the disclosure is constrained by the extension/renderer context that the exploit must first reach; the NVD base score of 6.5 reflects the higher confidentiality assumption. This discrepancy should be treated as an upper-versus-lower bound on data exposure rather than as evidence of a more severe primitive. Related Chromium issue tracking is at issues.chromium.org/issues/501738293.

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Severity by source

Vendor (google) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Remote, no auth, low complexity, but requires the victim to load a crafted page (UI:R); impact is confidentiality-only and, given 'potentially leak' and the vendor Medium rating, assessed as partial (C:L).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (google).

CVSS VectorVendor: google

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Oct 21, 2026 - 14:23 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Oct 20, 2026 - 23:20 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 20, 2026 - 22:19 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5
CVE Published
Oct 20, 2026 - 22:19 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper access control in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to potentially leak sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Google Chrome is one of the most widely deployed desktop browsers worldwide
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
High

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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