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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-65871

| CVE-2026-79095 MEDIUM
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-75c5-m8jv-vx92
Medium
Disputed · 4.3 Vendor: Chrome
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Craft malicious HTML page
  2. Delivery
    Host or deliver via phishing link
  3. Exploit
    Lure victim to visit page
  4. Execution
    Trigger Payments subsystem cross-origin leak
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate cross-origin data to attacker

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery

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Exploitation Conditions

User must actively visit a crafted HTML page (UI:R), which the attacker controls or has injected malicious content into. Chrome's Payments subsystem must be reachable from the page context - this is true for standard Chrome desktop installations without special enterprise policy disabling the Payment Request API. No authentication, prior access, or special user privilege is required from the attacker's perspective (PR:N). Exploitation is limited to reading cross-origin data only (C:L); there is no write or denial-of-service capability. The unchanged scope (S:U) means the attacker cannot pivot to the underlying OS or other browser origins beyond the specific leak. Chromium issue #502488051 is not publicly disclosed at the detail level needed to reconstruct the primitive without access to the restricted tracker entry.

Impact

The CVSS base score of 4.3 (Medium) is consistent with the impact profile: low confidentiality loss, no integrity or availability impact, and mandatory user interaction (UI:R). The EPSS score of 0.22% at the 13th percentile reinforces that this vulnerability is unlikely to see widespread opportunistic exploitation - it is not in CISA KEV, and no POC has been identified. The combination of UI:R and S:U means exploitation requires social engineering to lure a target to a crafted page and does not enable privilege escalation or sandbox escape. Real-world risk is therefore moderate-to-low: the vulnerability is real but yields only limited cross-origin data, and exploitation requires deliberate targeting of a specific user. For high-value targets (e.g., users whose payment-related browser state could be of intelligence value), the risk profile warrants prompt patching. For general populations, the low EPSS and absence of KEV/POC supports standard patch cadence rather than emergency response.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts a crafted HTML page that triggers Chrome's Payments subsystem in a way that leaks data from a cross-origin context - for example, inferring the presence of payment methods or data associated with another origin visited in the same browser session. The attacker then socially engineers the target (via phishing link or malicious ad) into visiting the page. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, so exploitation currently requires independent rediscovery of the technique from the Chromium issue tracker.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 26, 2026

Cross-origin data leakage in Google Chrome's Payments subsystem (prior to 152.0.7977.65) exposes information from other origins when a user visits a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability stems from improper isolation within the Payments component, allowing a remote unauthenticated attacker to read data across origin boundaries - a violation of the Same-Origin Policy that underpins browser security. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and EPSS of 0.22% (13th percentile) indicates low observed exploitation probability in the wild.

RemediationAI

The primary fix is to update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, as confirmed by the vendor's stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html. Chrome's auto-update mechanism will deliver this patch to most users automatically; administrators managing enterprise deployments should verify the rollout via policy or the Chrome Browser Cloud Management console. No workarounds for this specific Payments subsystem flaw are documented. As a compensating control pending update, organizations may consider disabling or restricting the Payment Request API via Chrome enterprise policy (PaymentMethodQueryEnabled or equivalent), though this will break legitimate payment flows on sites relying on the API. User education to avoid visiting unsolicited or unfamiliar pages provides marginal risk reduction given the UI:R requirement.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 152.0.7977.65 <152.0.7977.65

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 152.0.7977.65

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Google Chrome's Payments subsystem implements browser-native payment handling (e.g., Payment Request API), which mediates interactions between web origins and payment instruments. CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) indicates that the root cause is an information-boundary failure - data that should be confined to one origin is observable by another. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, covering all Chrome desktop platforms prior to version 152.0.7977.65. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L) confirms the flaw is reachable over the network with low attack complexity, no privileges, but requires user interaction (visiting the page). Scope is unchanged, meaning the attacker cannot escape the browser sandbox via this vector alone.

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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)
Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable via crafted page with no privileges; user must visit the page (UI:R); only limited cross-origin data leakage with no integrity or availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE CRITICAL

vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.

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

3
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 20:23 NVD
4.3 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.3
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Information leak in Payments in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 87% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
dominant desktop browser, billions of active installs globally
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

22
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

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

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