Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU145594

Observable discrepancy in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-79242

Published: August 26, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU145594

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-2026-79242

CWE-ID: CWE-203

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 improper rendering in HTML when rendering content. A remote attacker can cause the browser to process crafted HTML to disclose sensitive information.

User interaction is required to open or render crafted content.

Affected software

Google Chromium
Google Chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2026-79242

Install security update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 152.0.7977.64
Google Chrome - addressed in versions 151.0.7922.175, 152.0.7977.64

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