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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-31166

| CVE-2026-9116 MEDIUM
Protection Mechanism Failure (CWE-693)
2026-05-20 Chrome GHSA-m8xp-vjq7-78wm
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Severity by source

Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SUSE
MEDIUM
qualitative
Red Hat
7.4 HIGH
qualitative

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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
May 20, 2026 - 22:34 vuln.today
CVSS changed
May 20, 2026 - 20:22 NVD
4.3 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
May 20, 2026 - 20:02 EUVD
CVE Published
May 20, 2026 - 19:12 nvd
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Insufficient policy enforcement in ServiceWorker in Google Chrome on prior to 148.0.7778.179 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

AnalysisAI

ServiceWorker policy enforcement failure in Google Chrome prior to version 148.0.7778.179 enables unauthenticated remote attackers to leak cross-origin data by luring a victim to a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability stems from Chrome's ServiceWorker layer failing to adequately enforce isolation boundaries (CWE-693), allowing a malicious origin to read data it should not have access to under the same-origin policy. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the CVSS score of 4.3 reflects limited confidentiality impact; however, the zero-privilege, network-accessible attack vector means any Chrome user browsing a malicious page could be affected.

Technical ContextAI

ServiceWorkers are background JavaScript workers registered by web pages to intercept and manage network requests, enabling offline functionality, push notifications, and caching. They operate under strict same-origin policy constraints enforced by the browser to prevent cross-origin data access. CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure) identifies the root cause: Chrome's policy enforcement within the ServiceWorker subsystem was insufficient, allowing a cross-origin data leak - meaning a ServiceWorker on an attacker-controlled origin could access or infer response content from a different origin that the attacker should not be able to read. The affected component is the Google Chrome browser application across all desktop platforms, as indicated by CPE cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, with all versions prior to 148.0.7778.179 confirmed vulnerable per EUVD-2026-31166.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Google Chrome to version 148.0.7778.179 or later, which is the vendor-confirmed patched release per the stable channel advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0841193308.html. For most end users, Chrome's built-in auto-update will apply this fix automatically; users can manually trigger an update via chrome://settings/help. Enterprise administrators managing Chrome via Chrome Browser Cloud Management or Group Policy should verify that the minimum version policy is set to 148.0.7778.179 or higher and confirm fleet compliance before closing remediation. If patching is delayed in managed environments, a compensating control is to restrict ServiceWorker registration via enterprise policy (e.g., setting DefaultJavaScriptSetting or enforcing URL allowlists for service worker registration), though disabling JavaScript broadly will break significant web functionality. Blocking access to untrusted external sites at the network level can reduce the social engineering surface while the patch is deployed.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Medium
Product Status
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 Fixed
openSUSE Leap 16.0 Fixed
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 Fixed

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