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Google Chrome CVE-2026-78962

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65998 MEDIUM
Use of Uninitialized Resource (CWE-908)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-hcc2-9776-76qv
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 active user visit; impact strictly limited to partial confidentiality leak with no integrity or availability consequence.

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:A/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 26, 2026 - 20:27 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 20:23 NVD
4.3 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Uninitialized resource in WebXR in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

Cross-origin data leakage via an uninitialized resource in the WebXR API affects Google Chrome versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. An unauthenticated remote attacker who can socially engineer a user into visiting a crafted HTML page may trigger a read of uninitialized memory, potentially exposing data from other browser origins. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Attacker crafts malicious WebXR HTML page
Delivery
Phishes or advertises link to target
Exploit
Victim opens page in unpatched Chrome
Execution
WebXR API invoked with crafted parameters
Persist
Uninitialized resource read triggered
Impact
Cross-origin data fragments leaked to attacker origin

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim to be running Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65 on a desktop platform with WebXR API support available. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) accurately reflects a meaningful but constrained risk profile: the attack is network-reachable and requires no authentication, but mandatory user interaction (UI:R via social engineering) and a limited confidentiality-only impact (C:L) cap the real-world severity. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker crafts a malicious HTML page that invokes WebXR session APIs in a specific sequence designed to trigger a read of uninitialized memory within Chrome's WebXR implementation. The attacker distributes the link via phishing email or malicious advertisement to lure a victim running a pre-patch Chrome version into visiting the page. …
Remediation The primary fix is to update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, which resolves the uninitialized resource in WebXR. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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