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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DeliveryDelivers link via phishing or malvertising
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ExploitVictim loads page in unpatched Chrome
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ExecutionBlink mishandles origin boundary check
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PersistCross-origin resource data read by attacker-controlled script
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ImpactExfiltrated to attacker server
Vulnerability Assessment
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the victim to visit an attacker-controlled crafted HTML page - a passive user interaction (clicking a link or being redirected) is the necessary trigger. No special browser configuration, extension, or non-default feature is identified as a prerequisite; the vulnerability is present in default Chrome installations prior to 151.0.7922.72. The CVSS vector PR:N confirms no attacker authentication is required. Key limiting factors: (1) UI:R - the attack cannot proceed without the victim loading the crafted page, ruling out automated mass exploitation; (2) impact is read-only cross-origin data leakage (C:L), with no ability to modify data or cause denial of service; (3) the attacker must know or guess a cross-origin resource URL worth targeting, adding practical difficulty. No platform-specific condition (OS, locale, or feature flag) is identified from available data. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) reflects a network-accessible, low-complexity flaw requiring no attacker authentication, but mandating user interaction, with only limited confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability consequence. EPSS at 0.17% (7th percentile) is very low, indicating the broader security community does not anticipate near-term exploitation. SSVC corroborates this: 'Exploitation: none, Automatable: no, Technical Impact: partial.' The 'Automatable: no' finding aligns directly with UI:R - mass drive-by exploitation without any user action is not feasible. No KEV listing and no known POC further reduce real-world urgency. In practice, this is a genuine but low-priority vulnerability: meaningful for environments hosting sensitive cross-origin data where phishing risk is elevated, but not an emergency for general enterprise patching cycles. No conflicting signals are present in the available data. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts an HTML page containing JavaScript that exploits Blink's improper origin validation to read data from a cross-origin resource the victim is authenticated to - such as an intranet page or session-authenticated API response. The attacker delivers the page link via phishing email or malicious advertisement, and when the victim's unpatched Chrome loads it, the cross-origin data is exfiltrated to an attacker-controlled endpoint. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and the attack cannot be fully automated without victim interaction. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 30, 2026
Cross-origin data leakage in Google Chrome's Blink rendering engine (versions prior to 151.0.7922.72) exposes data protected by the Same-Origin Policy to remote attackers who can lure a victim to a crafted HTML page. The flaw, classified as CWE-346 (Origin Validation Error), allows Blink to improperly handle origin boundaries, enabling a malicious page to read cross-origin resource data. No public exploit has been identified and EPSS sits at 0.17% (7th percentile), consistent with SSVC's 'Exploitation: none' designation and absence from CISA KEV.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later - this is the vendor-released patch per the stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html. Chrome's auto-update mechanism will apply this update in most consumer environments; enterprise administrators should confirm deployment through fleet management tools or Google Admin Console policies. Where immediate patching is not feasible, server-side mitigations can reduce exposure: enforcing strict CORS headers and Cross-Origin Resource Policy (CORP: same-origin) on sensitive resources limits what a malicious page can request cross-origin, though these are server-side compensating controls and do not fix the browser-side flaw. Content Security Policy on sensitive web applications can further restrict which origins may embed or interact with protected resources, at the cost of some implementation complexity.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Blink is Google Chrome's HTML and DOM rendering engine, forked from WebKit and responsible for parsing, layout, and script execution. CWE-346 (Origin Validation Error) indicates that Blink fails to correctly enforce origin boundaries under a specific implementation path, permitting reads of data that the Same-Origin Policy is designed to isolate. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, covering all platforms and all Chrome versions prior to the 151.0.7922.72 stable release. The specific Chromium issue is tracked at issues.chromium.org/issues/519719512, though that report is likely restricted pending broader patch adoption. The vulnerability is classified by the Chrome team as 'Low' severity in Chromium's internal scale, consistent with the limited (partial) confidentiality impact and mandatory user interaction.
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Severity by source
Sources disagree (Low–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 attacker privileges needed (PR:N), victim must visit page (UI:R), read-only limited data leak with no integrity or availability impact (C:L/I:N/A:N).
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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
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3DescriptionCVE.org
Inappropriate implementation in Blink 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: Low)
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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.
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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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