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Google Chrome CVE-2026-78908

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65795 MEDIUM
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-79qh-h9rh-crhw
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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4.3 MEDIUM

Network-delivered via crafted page requiring one user visit (UI:R); only limited cross-origin pixel data leaks (C:L); no write access or denial-of-service capability exists.

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 (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 28, 2026 - 02:43 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 28, 2026 - 00:22 NVD
4.3 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.3
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Information leak in Canvas 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)

AnalysisAI

Cross-origin pixel data leakage in the Canvas API of Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 enables remote attackers to bypass the web same-origin policy by enticing a victim to visit a crafted HTML page. The flaw is classified High severity by the Chromium team and Medium (CVSS 4.3) by NVD, reflecting limited confidentiality impact with no integrity or availability consequences. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Attacker crafts malicious HTML page with Canvas exploit
Delivery
Lures authenticated victim via phishing or malvertising
Exploit
Victim visits page in unpatched Chrome
Execution
Page embeds cross-origin resource in Canvas context
Persist
JavaScript reads pixel data cross-origin
Impact
Exfiltrates rendered content to attacker server

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim to navigate to an attacker-controlled or compromised HTML page using Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65; the CVSS UI:R metric confirms this page visit is a hard prerequisite and passive drive-by exploitation without user navigation is not possible. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.3 Medium score is internally consistent: network-accessible (AV:N), low complexity (AC:L), no attacker privileges required (PR:N), user interaction required (UI:R), unchanged scope (S:U), and only limited confidentiality impact (C:L) with no integrity or availability consequences. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker hosts a crafted HTML page that loads a cross-origin resource (such as an authenticated internal application) into a hidden Canvas element and uses JavaScript to call getImageData() to extract rendered pixel data, bypassing Chrome's same-origin policy. The victim user, authenticated to the target cross-origin resource, is lured to the attacker's page via phishing or a compromised advertisement, triggering the pixel read without additional interaction. …
Remediation Upgrade Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, as confirmed by the vendor advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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