Type Vulnerability
CVE-2026-79285 has an estimated ~0.4% chance of attack in 30 days (31.2th percentile) as of 2026-10-28 — probability signal, not confirmed exploitation Exploitation in the wild is not confirmed…
Uninitialized resource in ANGLE in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page
CVE-2026-79285
What this means
This is rated medium severity (6.5 out of 10). There is no confirmed exploitation of it yet. Ask IT whether Google Chrome and Microsoft Windows are in your estate.
Full vendor description
Uninitialized resource in ANGLE in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Scoring and exploitation
6.5/ 10
CVSS 3.1 base scoreMedium
Exploitable over the network without any account, but only if a user takes an action, such as opening a file or link. High impact on confidentiality.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability
Longer bar: easier to attack
Attack vectorNetworkAV:N
Attack complexityLowAC:L
Privileges requiredNonePR:N
User interactionRequiredUI:R
ScopeUnchangedS:U
Impact
Longer bar: more harm
ConfidentialityHighC:H
IntegrityNoneI:N
AvailabilityNoneA:N
- ~0.4% estimated chance of attack in 30 daysModel estimate (): a probability signal, not confirmed exploitation
- Exploited in the wild
- Not confirmed in the
- Not reported
Weaknesses
CWE-908
Affected products ()
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Windows
Show the raw CPE strings (2)
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References
2 links from the CVE record, grouped by site; the vendor's advisory comes first.
chromereleases.googleblog.com1 linkVendor advisory
- stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html (opens in a new tab)Release Notes · Vendor Advisory
issues.chromium.org1 link
- 513918923 (opens in a new tab)Permissions Required