Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAttacker hosts crafted HTML page
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DeliveryVictim navigates to malicious URL
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ExploitBrowser invokes Skia rendering pipeline
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ExecutionUninitialized memory read exposes stale cross-origin data
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ImpactAttacker script reads leaked data fragments
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Variable initialization checks
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires that a victim user visit a crafted HTML page controlled by the attacker, confirmed by the CVSS UI:R metric. No authentication, account, or special browser configuration is required - the vulnerability is present in default Chrome installations on all platforms below 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation is limited by: (1) mandatory user interaction to navigate to the malicious page; (2) the low-reliability nature of uninitialized memory reads, which may not consistently yield meaningful cross-origin data; (3) Chrome's site isolation may partition renderer memory such that interesting cross-origin data is not co-located in the same process, depending on platform and configuration. The scope is limited to confidentiality (C:L) with no integrity or availability impact. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium) reflects a network-reachable, low-complexity, no-privilege-required flaw that requires user interaction and yields only partial confidentiality impact (C:L, I:N, A:N). EPSS corroborates low near-term exploitation likelihood at 0.23% (14th percentile), and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, indicating no confirmed active exploitation. Together these signals characterize this as a real but low-urgency finding: the cross-origin data leakage primitive is serious in theory (same-origin policy bypass), but practical exploitation requires social engineering a user to a crafted page and successfully reading meaningful cross-origin data from uninitialized memory - a non-trivial exploitation chain. The CVSS vector is internally consistent with the description: AV:N and UI:R correctly model the browser delivery mechanism, while S:U correctly reflects no scope change beyond the renderer. Priority for patching should be driven by Chrome's standard update cadence rather than emergency response. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker hosts a malicious web page containing specially crafted HTML and JavaScript designed to trigger Skia's uninitialized memory path during rendering. When a victim is lured to visit the page - via phishing, malvertising, or a compromised link - the browser reads uninitialized memory in the Skia rendering pipeline, and the attacker's page-side script reads back stale data that may contain fragments of cross-origin content previously rendered in the same process. No public proof-of-concept code has been identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 30, 2026
Cross-origin data leakage in Google Chrome's Skia graphics library affects all versions prior to 151.0.7922.72, exploitable by a remote unauthenticated attacker through a crafted HTML page that a victim must visit. The flaw stems from uninitialized memory use in Skia (CWE-457), allowing stale heap or stack data to be read and potentially exfiltrated across origin boundaries, undermining the browser's same-origin policy protections. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and EPSS probability is low at 0.23% (14th percentile), but the patch is confirmed available and the product's ubiquitous deployment makes broad-surface exposure a consideration.
RemediationAI
Update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, which contains the vendor-released patch confirmed via the Chrome stable channel update advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html. Chrome updates automatically for most users; administrators managing enterprise deployments should push this version via Google Admin Console or group policy. As a temporary compensating control where immediate updates are not feasible, enabling Chrome's Strict Site Isolation (chrome://flags/#enable-site-per-process) reduces the cross-origin data exposure surface by placing each origin in a separate renderer process, though this increases memory usage and may affect performance. Blocking untrusted or unsolicited HTML content via web filtering or browser policies (e.g., restricting navigation to allowlisted domains) limits user exposure to crafted pages but does not eliminate the underlying vulnerability.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Skia is Google's open-source 2D graphics rendering library embedded in Chrome, Android, Flutter, and other platforms. CWE-457 (Use of Uninitialized Variable) occurs when memory is allocated but not zeroed or otherwise initialized before use; in a rendering context, this can expose prior allocation contents - potentially including data from other origins loaded in the same process or renderer - to JavaScript or page-visible outputs. The Chromium security model relies heavily on process isolation, but intra-renderer uninitialized reads can still breach logical same-origin boundaries depending on renderer architecture and site isolation configuration. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covering all Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72 on all platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux).
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Severity by source
Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Network delivery via crafted page (AV:N), no privilege required (PR:N), mandatory user visit (UI:R), limited to partial confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability impact.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
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4DescriptionCVE.org
Uninitialized Use in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Related Vulnerabilities in Google Chrome Multiple Security Flaws
View all 80Same weakness CWE-457 – Use of Uninitialized Variable
View allSame technique Information Disclosure
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SUSE
Severity: Critical| Product | Status |
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| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
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