Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Network delivery via crafted page, no privileges required, user must interact; geolocation leak is high confidentiality impact with no integrity or availability effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).
CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Information leak in Geolocation in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AnalysisAI
Information disclosure in Google Chrome's Geolocation component prior to version 152.0.7977.65 allows a remote attacker to obtain the victim's sensitive geolocation data by tricking them into visiting a crafted HTML page. The attack relies on social engineering as the delivery mechanism and results in a high-confidentiality-impact leak of physical location information, which may expose home or workplace addresses. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires the victim to actively visit a crafted HTML page - user interaction (UI:R) is mandatory and social engineering is the described delivery mechanism, meaning passive drive-by exploitation without user navigation is not possible. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | CVSS 6.5 with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N classifies this as medium severity. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An attacker registers a convincing phishing domain and hosts a crafted HTML page that exploits the Geolocation information leak in Chrome. The attacker sends a targeted phishing email or social media message directing the victim to the page; when the victim loads it in an unpatched version of Chrome, the attacker silently receives the victim's precise geolocation coordinates. … |
| Remediation | Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later per the stable channel update advisory at https://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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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-66007
GHSA-f4fr-6hpc-v792