Description
Off-by-one error in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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Title Off‑by‑One DevTools Error Allows Memory Disclosure via Crafted Chrome Extension

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Title Off‑by‑One DevTools Error Allows Memory Disclosure via Crafted Chrome Extension

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

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Description Off-by-one error in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Weaknesses CWE-193
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T18:58:55.382Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:10:26.813Z

Link: CVE-2026-79148

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T18:58:49.803Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-08-25T21:18:10.043

Modified: 2026-08-26T20:18:10.420

Link: CVE-2026-79148

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T22:00:04Z

Weaknesses