Chrome Forms observable discrepancy leaks sensitive information
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-203.
Summary
Observable discrepancy in Forms in Google Chrome before 156.0.8078.47 lets a remote attacker who uses social engineering obtain sensitive information through a crafted HTML page. The Chromium security severity is Medium, and the CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8 (HIGH), with high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact. The weakness is CWE-203 (Observable Discrepancy). CISA has not added the flaw to KEV, and the CISA SSVC data lists exploitation as none and the attack as not automatable.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
Observable discrepancy in Forms in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 156.0.8078.47 or later. Red Hat lists one product as not affected.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
- Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 156.0.8078.47
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Google Chrome 156.0.8078.47
353 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 10 HIGH, 292 MEDIUM, 51 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-78505 Observable discrepancy in Google Chrome Controls leaks sensitive dataPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2026-78321 Input validation flaw in Google Chrome WebShare allows sandbox escapePriority HIGH 73
- TI-2026-78320 Chrome PerformanceAPIs flaw lets web pages read cross-origin dataPriority HIGH 73
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113197
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-rqhw-v93j-689q
- 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-21 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-22 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-11-03 Title updated · CNA
- 2026-11-03 Weakness changed · CNA
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-2026-113197 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-113197 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rqhw-v93j-689q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-113197 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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