Description
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)
Published: 2026-07-30
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Insufficient policy enforcement in the Speech API of Google Chrome allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to read cross‑origin data. The flaw is a form of access‑control violation (CWE-284) that leads to unauthorized disclosure of information accessible to the page that is running in a different origin. This weakness does not provide code execution, privilege escalation, or denial of service; its impact is limited to confidentiality compromise.

Affected Systems

The affected product is Google Chrome as identified by the CNA vendor/product list. The CVE payload does not specify affected versions or operating systems, so the issue applies to all Chrome installations that have not applied the recent patch. No version or OS details are provided in the supplied data.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.3 classifies the vulnerability as low severity. The EPSS score of less than 1% indicates a very low likelihood of exploitation in the near term. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires an attacker to already have compromised the renderer process, which typically means bypassing at least one security boundary first. Therefore, potential impact is constrained to confidentiality, but organizations with sensitive data should promptly apply the latest Chrome update and monitor for anomalous renderer activity.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 11:32 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade to the latest Google Chrome release to ensure the speech API policy enforcement patch is present.
  • Enforce strict cross‑origin protection on sites that use the Speech API, for example by applying CSP and CORB headers to mitigate accidental privilege gain.
  • Monitor Chrome renderer processes and audit logs for unexpected cross‑origin requests or data leaks.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 11:32 UTC.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4710-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6408-1 chromium security update
History

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Cross‑Origin Data Leakage via Speech in Chrome chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in Speech
Weaknesses CWE-346
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Cross‑Origin Data Leakage via Speech in Chrome

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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)
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T15:33:59.662Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:37:16.779Z

Link: CVE-2026-18004

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T15:33:51.710Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-30T01:17:05.127

Modified: 2026-08-03T15:59:01.880

Link: CVE-2026-18004

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-07-30T00:26:04Z

Links: CVE-2026-18004 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T11:45:03Z

Weaknesses