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Renderer-compromise prerequisite elevates AC to H; confidentiality-only impact with no integrity or availability consequence per description.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
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Insufficient policy enforcement in Speech in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AnalysisAI
Cross-origin data leakage in Google Chrome's Speech component prior to version 151.0.7922.72 exposes sensitive information to attackers who have already achieved renderer process compromise. The vulnerability stems from insufficient policy enforcement in the Speech API, allowing a crafted HTML page to bypass cross-origin boundaries and exfiltrate data. With no CISA KEV listing, no public POC, and an EPSS of 0.16% (6th percentile), this is a low-probability exploitation scenario best understood as a potential second-stage component in a multi-vulnerability chain rather than a standalone attack.
Technical ContextAI
Google Chrome's renderer process executes web content in an isolated sandbox and enforces security policies including the Same-Origin Policy (SOP) that prevents pages from reading cross-origin data. The Speech component - corresponding to the Web Speech API - contains a policy enforcement gap that fails to adequately restrict cross-origin data access from within a compromised renderer context. Although no CWE is formally assigned, the root cause aligns with CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) or CWE-346 (Origin Validation Error), where the security policy check governing which origins can access Speech-mediated data is not properly applied. Affected products are identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* across all platforms for versions prior to 151.0.7922.72, as confirmed by EUVD-2026-50930.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, which resolves the insufficient Speech policy enforcement. The patch was released via the Chrome stable channel update documented at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html. Enterprise administrators should enforce the update via Chrome Browser Cloud Management or Group Policy to ensure fleet-wide coverage. As a compensating control, restricting the Web Speech API via browser or OS permissions can reduce the attack surface; note this may break legitimate voice-input functionality for users. Chrome's Site Isolation feature (enabled by default in modern versions) limits renderer process access to cross-origin data and partially constrains this attack path. Endpoint detection solutions monitoring for unusual renderer process behavior can help surface broader exploit chains of which this may be a component.
Same weakness CWE-284 – Improper Access Control
View allSame technique Authentication Bypass
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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-2026-50930
GHSA-r7rv-6663-g87q