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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79246

| EUVDEUVD-2026-66067 MEDIUM
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-v6j9-jh3q-jqq6
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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6.5 MEDIUM

Network-delivered via web page with no authentication needed, but active user interaction is required; only confidentiality is impacted with no integrity or availability effect.

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 19:35 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 19:23 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Information leak in DataTransfer 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: Low)

AnalysisAI

Information disclosure via Chrome's DataTransfer API in versions prior to 152.0.7977.65 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information when a victim visits and interacts with a crafted HTML page. Chromium's own Low severity classification creates a notable tension with the CVSS C:H rating, likely indicating that the scope of leaked data is constrained despite the high confidentiality label. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Attacker hosts crafted HTML page
Delivery
Victim visits page in unpatched Chrome
Exploit
User interaction triggers DataTransfer event
Execution
Vulnerable API exposes origin-isolated data
Impact
Attacker script reads and exfiltrates sensitive information

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires a victim to visit a crafted HTML page using Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 AND to perform an active user interaction - such as a click, drag, or paste - that invokes the vulnerable DataTransfer code path; the CVSS UI:R metric confirms passive page load is insufficient. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 6.5 score (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) reflects a meaningful but bounded risk: network delivery and no authentication requirement are elevating factors, but mandatory user interaction (UI:R) and zero integrity or availability impact (I:N/A:N) significantly constrain exploitability. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker hosts a crafted HTML page that uses JavaScript to manipulate DataTransfer events - for example, synthetically triggering a drag-and-drop or intercepting a paste event - to read clipboard or drag-buffer data that the browser should not expose to the page's origin. When a victim visits the page in an unpatched Chrome version and performs a natural interaction such as clicking or dragging, the vulnerable DataTransfer handler leaks the sensitive contents to the attacker-controlled script, which can then exfiltrate them. …
Remediation Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, the vendor-released patch confirmed by the Chrome stable channel advisory at http://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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