Information disclosure in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-78895

 

Information disclosure in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-78895

Published: August 26, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU145445
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-78895
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an information leak in Paint when rendering content. A remote attacker can cause the browser to process crafted content to disclose sensitive information.

User interaction is required to visit or open crafted content.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2026-78895

Install security update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 152.0.7977.64
Microsoft Edge - update to 152.0.4191.53
Google Chrome - addressed in versions 151.0.7922.175, 152.0.7977.64
chromium - addressed in versions 152.0.7977.75-1.el9, 152.0.7977.75-1.el10_2, 152.0.7977.75-1.el10_3, 152.0.7977.75-1.el10_4, 152.0.7977.75-1.fc43, 152.0.7977.75-1.fc44, 152.0.7977.75-1.fc45
chromium (Debian package) - update to 152.0.7977.75-1~deb13u1

External References

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