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CVE-2026-78960

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-25 · updated 2026-08-31
• Weakness: CWE-200

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)

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 152.0.7977.65 — fixed in 152.0.7977.65

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 152.0.7977.65. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

In the news

• Chromium: CVE-2026-78960 Information leak in Extensions

References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html
• https://issues.chromium.org/issues/533917984

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