Information disclosure in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-79246
Published: August 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU145703
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-2026-79246
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 improper access control in DataTransfer when handling web content. A remote attacker can craft malicious content to disclose sensitive information.
User interaction is required to visit or render crafted content.
Affected software
Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-79246
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, 154.0.8037.57-1.el9, 154.0.8037.57-1.el10_3, 154.0.8037.57-1.el10_4, 154.0.8037.57-1.fc43, 154.0.8037.57-1.fc44, 154.0.8037.57-1.fc45
chromium (Debian package) - update to 152.0.7977.75-1~deb13u1
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, 154.0.8037.57-1.el9, 154.0.8037.57-1.el10_3, 154.0.8037.57-1.el10_4, 154.0.8037.57-1.fc43, 154.0.8037.57-1.fc44, 154.0.8037.57-1.fc45
chromium (Debian package) - update to 152.0.7977.75-1~deb13u1
External References
Related Security Bulletins
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
- Debian update for chromium
- Fedora 45 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 10.4 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
- Fedora 43 update for chromium
- Fedora 44 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 10.2 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 10.3 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 10.3 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
- Fedora 45 update for chromium
- Fedora 44 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 10.4 update for chromium
- Fedora 43 update for chromium