Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in Autofill in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-05-06
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

An insufficient policy enforcement bug in the Autofill feature of Google Chrome allows a remote attacker to provoke the browser to leak data that originates from another website. The flaw is triggered by a specially crafted HTML page and leads to an unintended data disclosure without granting code execution or system compromise. The vulnerability falls under the category of information exposure.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome versions earlier than 148.0.7778.96 are affected. Users running those releases are susceptible to this cross‑origin data leak. The issue has been documented by Google in their 2026‑05 stable channel update announcement and tracked in the Chromium issue tracker.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVE is rated with Chromium security severity Medium. No EPSS score is available and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The attack requires an adversary to host a malicious page that the victim visits, so the exploitation is limited to a user’s browser. Despite the moderate risk, an attacker could harvest sensitive form data from other sites, which may be valuable for phishing or credential theft. The CVSS score of this vulnerability is 4.3.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 7, 2026 at 03:13 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Chrome to version 148.0.7778.96 or later.
  • Disable the Autofill feature in Settings → Privacy & Security → Passwords and forms.
  • Enable automatic updates to receive future security patches promptly.
  • Consider implementing content security policies that restrict cross‑origin form submissions to limit the attack surface.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 7, 2026 at 03:13 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6250-1 chromium security update
History

Thu, 07 May 2026 03:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title AutoFill Policy Enforcement Bug Exposes Cross‑Origin Data

Thu, 07 May 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Cross‑Origin Data Leak via Autofill Policy Bypass in Google Chrome
Weaknesses CWE-200

Wed, 06 May 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft
Microsoft windows

Wed, 06 May 2026 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 06 May 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-346
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'}


Wed, 06 May 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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

Wed, 06 May 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Cross‑Origin Data Leak via Autofill Policy Bypass in Google Chrome
Weaknesses CWE-200

Wed, 06 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Insufficient policy enforcement in Autofill in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-06T21:51:05.027Z

Reserved: 2026-05-05T22:59:28.100Z

Link: CVE-2026-7986

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-06T19:15:16.200Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-06T19:16:49.483

Modified: 2026-05-06T23:21:14.823

Link: CVE-2026-7986

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-07T03:15:20Z

Weaknesses