Description
Information leak in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Title Extension Information Leak in Google Chrome via Social Engineering

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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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, 25 Aug 2026 23:15:00 +0000

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Title Extension Information Leak in Google Chrome via Social Engineering
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description Information leak in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-200
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T16:23:20.863Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:05:13.495Z

Link: CVE-2026-78960

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T16:22:50.459Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-08-25T21:17:52.070

Modified: 2026-08-28T20:20:02.553

Link: CVE-2026-78960

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T19:00:11Z

Weaknesses