Description
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)
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Sensitive Data Exposure
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is an information‑leak flaw in the way Google Chrome processes CSS. A crafted HTML page can trigger the leak, allowing a remote attacker to gather sensitive data that the page had access to. The flaw falls under CWE‑200, meaning it is a data‑exposure weakness. Although the Chromium security team rated it Medium, the attack could expose personal or business information from the victim’s browser session.

Affected Systems

Only Google Chrome is affected, specifically any build prior to Chrome version 152.0.7977.65. The vendor list confirms that the flaw exists in the Chrome product line, and no further version work‑arounds or patches are listed in the input. The affected version range is therefore incomplete, but the recommendation is to update to 152.0.7977.65 or later.

Risk and Exploitability

The risk is moderate; the CVSS score is 6.5, the EPSS score is < 1%, and the vulnerability is not present in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers would need to host a malicious HTML page that they could serve to a target. Because the information leak occurs via CSS parsing and does not require elevated privileges or local code execution, the primary attack vector is remote and requires network access to the victim’s browser. Exploit development is simple, but success depends on the victim visiting the crafted page.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 22:08 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later.
  • If an update is not immediately possible, enforce a restrictive Content‑Security‑Policy header that blocks external stylesheet loading to reduce the attack surface.
  • Monitor Chrome update releases and apply any patches that address CSS processing issues as soon as they become available.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 22:08 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

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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Title CSS Information Leak Allowing Remote Data Exposure

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

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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 02:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:45:00 +0000

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Title CSS Information Leak Allowing Remote Data Exposure

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

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Description 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)
Weaknesses CWE-200
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T18:40:01.869Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:13:23.105Z

Link: CVE-2026-79291

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T18:16:00.526Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-25T21:18:23.300

Modified: 2026-08-27T17:49:41.910

Link: CVE-2026-79291

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T22:15:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-200

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor