What is CVE-2026-79074?

CVE-2026-79074 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-08-25.

How severe is CVE-2026-79074?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Google Chrome

CVE-2026-79074

Information leak in Network in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.002 (12.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Chrome

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com
chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-79074?: CVE-2026-79074 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-08-25.
How severe is CVE-2026-79074?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.