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Sources disagree (Low–Critical)AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Network-delivered via HTML page (AV:N), no privileges needed (PR:N), user must visit page (UI:R); process memory exposure justifies C:H as worst-case; no integrity or availability impact.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
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4DescriptionCVE.org
Inappropriate implementation in IME in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AnalysisAI
Process memory leakage in Google Chrome's IME (Input Method Editor) implementation on macOS allows remote unauthenticated attackers to obtain potentially sensitive data from Chrome's process memory by luring a user to a specially crafted HTML page. The flaw affects all Chrome for Mac versions prior to 151.0.7922.72, is platform-scoped to macOS only, and carries a CVSS 6.5 (Medium) despite Chromium's own 'Low' severity designation. No public exploit code exists and EPSS sits at 0.17% (7th percentile), indicating very low current exploitation probability.
Technical ContextAI
The Input Method Editor (IME) is an OS-level subsystem that intercepts keystrokes to compose complex characters, widely used for East Asian language input (CJK). On macOS, Chrome integrates with the native IME framework through inter-process and browser-renderer communication layers. The vulnerability stems from an 'inappropriate implementation' in this integration - likely involving improper bounds checking, buffer management, or state machine handling in the IME input pipeline - that allows a crafted HTML page to trigger disclosure of adjacent or uninitialized memory from the Chrome renderer process. No CWE is assigned, but the memory disclosure pattern is consistent with CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information) or CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read). The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, scoped to the macOS platform per the description and tags; Chrome on Windows and Linux is not cited as affected.
RemediationAI
Update Google Chrome on macOS to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, which resolves this vulnerability per the official Chrome stable channel advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html. Chrome typically auto-updates, but administrators should verify managed deployments have applied the update via fleet management tooling. As a compensating control in environments where immediate patching is not possible, URL filtering to block access to untrusted or external web content reduces the attack surface, though at significant usability cost. Alternatively, restricting browser use to an allowlisted set of trusted domains via enterprise policy (e.g., URLBlocklist/URLAllowlist in Chrome's managed policies) limits exposure without fully blocking browsing. Disabling IME input methods is theoretically a narrowing control but is operationally disruptive for users requiring CJK input and is not recommended as a practical mitigation.
Same weakness CWE-200 – Information Exposure
View allSame technique Information Disclosure
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SUSE
Severity: Critical| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
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EUVD-2026-50901
GHSA-hgrf-m284-h2cv