Description
Information leak in Bluetooth in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Information Exposure
Action: Apply Update
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability originates in Chrome's Bluetooth implementation on macOS versions earlier than 152.0.7977.65. If an adversary has compromised the renderer process, they can craft an HTML page that, through social engineering, gathers sensitive data from the compromised process and exposes it to the attacker. The result is the leakage of confidential information rather than a denial of service or code execution. This weakness is catalogued as CWE-200, indicating improper handling of confidential information.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome users running macOS with versions before 152.0.7977.65 are affected. The issue is specific to the desktop Chrome stable channel on macOS. All other versions and platforms are not impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The Chromium security team assessed the issue with a CVSS score of 5.3, indicating a Medium severity. The EPSS score of < 1% and the absence from the CISA KEV catalog suggest a low probability of exploitation. An attacker must first compromise the renderer process and then employ social engineering to trick a user into visiting a maliciously crafted page. Because the vulnerability requires such preconditions, the overall risk remains modest, but the potential exposure of sensitive information warrants immediate action.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 21:34 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Chrome on all macOS machines to version 152.0.7977.65 or later.
  • Disable Bluetooth when it is not required for business operations.
  • Educate users to avoid visiting untrusted or suspicious web pages that could exploit this flaw.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 21:34 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4771-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6482-1 chromium security update
History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Bluetooth Information Leak via Compromised Renderer Process on macOS

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

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


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Bluetooth Information Leak via Compromised Renderer Process on macOS

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Information leak in Bluetooth in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Weaknesses CWE-200
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T18:37:22.324Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:07:06.533Z

Link: CVE-2026-79001

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T18:19:43.328Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-25T21:17:55.753

Modified: 2026-08-26T20:03:13.003

Link: CVE-2026-79001

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T21:45:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-200

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor