Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessCraft malicious HTML/CSS page
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DeliveryHost or inject via ad network
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ExploitLure victim to visit page
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ExecutionChrome CSS engine leaks sensitive data
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ImpactAttacker retrieves exfiltrated information
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | User interaction is required: the victim must actively visit a crafted HTML page, per CVSS UI:R. No authentication to any service is required on the attacker's side (PR:N). No special browser configuration or feature flag needs to be enabled - standard Chrome with default settings processing CSS is sufficient. Exploitation is limited to the confidentiality dimension only (I:N, A:N); an attacker cannot modify data or cause a crash. The scope is unchanged (S:U), meaning the attacker cannot break out of the browser sandbox via this flaw alone. The primary limiting factor is the mandatory user-interaction step, which requires a social engineering or malicious-advertisement delivery vector. |
| Impact | The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N places this as a remotely exploitable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw with high confidentiality impact but requiring user interaction - a common profile for browser-based information disclosure bugs. The 6.5 base score reflects the UI:R requirement dampening raw severity. EPSS at 0.17% (7th percentile) is markedly low, indicating the security community does not broadly anticipate near-term exploitation in the wild, consistent with the absence of a CISA KEV entry and no confirmed public POC. The high CVSS C:H metric deserves scrutiny: CSS information leaks often expose limited data (e.g., visited link status, cross-origin style inference) rather than full credential or session-token disclosure; the actual data class leaked is not specified in available intelligence. Priority should be moderate - patch Chrome as part of normal update cadence rather than emergency response, unless the organization operates environments where unpatched browsers persist for extended periods. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker hosts a malicious website containing specially crafted CSS that triggers the information disclosure when rendered by Chrome. The attacker distributes a link via phishing email or malicious advertisement; when the victim clicks and the page loads, Chrome's CSS engine leaks sensitive information - potentially cross-origin data or browser state - back to the attacker-controlled page. No public POC has been identified, making opportunistic mass exploitation unlikely at this time. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 26, 2026
CSS information leak in Google Chrome before 152.0.7977.65 enables remote attackers to exfiltrate sensitive browser data by luring victims to a crafted HTML page. The flaw resides in Chrome's CSS rendering subsystem (CWE-200: Information Exposure) and carries a CVSS C:H rating, meaning confidentiality impact is assessed as high despite the medium-severity label. No public exploit code has been identified and EPSS probability sits at 0.17% (7th percentile), indicating very low observed exploitation activity; the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later via the stable channel update documented at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html. Chrome's auto-update mechanism will deliver this patch automatically on most managed and consumer endpoints; administrators should verify update compliance via endpoint management tooling. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, a compensating control is to restrict user access to untrusted or external websites using URL filtering or proxy policy, reducing the likelihood a user visits a crafted HTML page - this limits exposure but does not eliminate it and may disrupt legitimate browsing. Organizations running Chromium-derived browsers (Edge, Brave, etc.) should verify whether those vendors have issued corresponding updates based on the same Chromium commit.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability affects Google Chrome's CSS parsing or rendering pipeline, as confirmed by CPE cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) classifies the root cause as the engine improperly exposing data it should not - a pattern historically seen in CSS-based side-channel attacks such as timing leaks, visited-link detection, or cross-origin style computation that allows inference of page content or user state. The Chromium issue tracker reference (issues.chromium.org/issues/518023156) likely contains additional technical detail, though access may be restricted pending broader patch uptake. The fix is delivered through Chrome's standard stable-channel update mechanism.
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Severity by source
Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Network-delivered via crafted page with required user interaction; confidentiality-only impact as CSS leak exposes data without any write or availability consequence.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
Information leak in CSS in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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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.
Same weakness CWE-200 – Information Exposure
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 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
EUVD-2026-65954
GHSA-x4p6-2c8h-3g3q
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