Incomplete cleanup in Proxy Auth in Google Chrome exposes sensitive information
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Incomplete cleanup (CWE-459) in Proxy Auth in Google Chrome before 155.0.8059.39 lets an adjacent attacker obtain sensitive information through crafted network traffic. Chromium rates the flaw High severity, and the CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3 (MEDIUM). CISA's SSVC data lists exploitation as none and the issue as not automatable, and CISA has not added it to KEV.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Incomplete cleanup in Proxy Auth in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed an adjacent attacker to obtain sensitive information via crafted network traffic. (Chromium security severity: High)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Update Google Chrome to 155.0.8059.39, the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 155.0.8059.39
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Google Chrome 155.0.8059.39
247 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 54 MEDIUM, 193 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-68849 Uninitialized resource in WebAudio in Google Chrome exposes memoryPriority MEDIUM 62
- TI-2026-68659 Chrome Chromoting on Mac flaw lets remote attackers bypass access restrictionsPriority MEDIUM 47
- TI-2026-68758 Incomplete cleanup in Chrome Chromoting on Mac allows access bypassPriority MEDIUM 45
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-106243
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-4frc-743q-hfxf
- 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
More Google Chrome vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-09686 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04898 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04346 Use after free in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2026-106243 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-106243 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4frc-743q-hfxf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-106243 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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