Description
Information leak in Transactions Platform in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-09-29
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Information Disclosure
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

An information leak exists in the Transactions Platform of Google Chrome before version 154.0.8037.57. The flaw allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information that the user might otherwise be exposed to under normal browsing conditions. The vulnerability exploits the Transactions Platform to read data that should not be shared with web content, thereby constituting a privacy breach.

Affected Systems

Affected by the flaw are all users running Google Chrome versions prior to 154.0.8037.57. The product is the Google Chrome browser, specifically the Transactions Platform component. No specific sub‑products or build variants are listed beyond the main Chrome stable channel.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates medium severity, and the issue is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The EPSS score is unavailable, but the documented attack requires a crafted HTML page, implying that a social engineering component is needed to entice a user to visit an adversary‑controlled web page. If a user opens such a page, a remote attacker could retrieve confidential data. Because the exploitation path depends on user interaction via a web page, the overall risk is medium but not negligible. Users and administrators should treat this as an actionable risk, especially in environments where sensitive transaction data is accessed frequently.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 29, 2026 at 22:53 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Google Chrome to version 154.0.8037.57 or later to remove the Transactions Platform information leak.
  • Disable or restrict the Transactions Platform feature in Chrome settings or through enterprise policy if an update cannot be applied immediately.
  • Educate users about the risks of malicious or unexpected web pages that could exploit the vulnerability, and enforce safe browsing practices to reduce the likelihood of a successful social engineering attack.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 29, 2026 at 22:53 UTC.

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6513-1 chromium security update
History

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: Information leak in Transactions Platform
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}


Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Information leak in Transactions Platform in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering 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: 2026-09-29T18:10:33.088Z

Reserved: 2026-09-22T05:09:30.813Z

Link: CVE-2026-95336

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-29T18:10:27.481Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-29T18:17:26.140

Modified: 2026-09-30T16:27:45.647

Link: CVE-2026-95336

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-29T17:31:51Z

Links: CVE-2026-95336 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-29T23:00:18Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-200

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor