Cryptographic issues in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-8562

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Cryptographic issues in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-8562

Published: May 14, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU131518
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-8562
CWE-ID: CWE-310
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to side-channel information leak in Navigation. Chrome Medium. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it and gain access to sensitive information.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-8562

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 148.0.7778.167
Microsoft Edge - update to 148.0.3967.70
Google Chrome - update to 148.0.7778.167
chromium - addressed in versions 148.0.7778.167-1.el9, 148.0.7778.167-1.el10_1, 148.0.7778.167-1.el10_2, 148.0.7778.167-1.el10_3, 148.0.7778.167-1.fc42, 148.0.7778.167-1.fc43, 148.0.7778.167-1.fc44, 148.0.7778.178-1.fc42, 148.0.7778.178-1.fc43
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 148.0.7778.167-1~deb12u1, 148.0.7778.167-1~deb13u1

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