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Google Chrome Input Missing Authorization Exposes Sensitive Information

Priority LOW 28CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

Missing authorization in Input in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 lets a remote attacker obtain sensitive information through a crafted HTML page. The issue is tracked as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Exploitation requires user interaction, since the victim must open the page. The Chromium security severity is Low, CISA has not added it to KEV, and CISA's SSVC data rates exploitation as none.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

Description from the CNA

Missing authorization in Input in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00175 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Chrome (Google): 157.0.8103.38

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GoogleChrome157.0.8103.38 to before 157.0.8103.38157.0.8103.38Patch availableCNA
  • Chrome VendorGoogle Affected 157.0.8103.38 to before 157.0.8103.38 Fixed in 157.0.8103.38 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Google

Remediation

Update Google Chrome to version 157.0.8103.38 or later. Red Hat lists one of its products as not affected.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

  • Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 157.0.8103.38

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Google Chrome 157.0.8103.38

    213 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 96 MEDIUM, 117 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-84793 Use after free in Chrome TabStrip lets remote attackers run codePriority MEDIUM 43
    • TI-2026-84786 Use after free in Google Chrome Extensions allows code executionPriority MEDIUM 43
    • TI-2026-84785 Buffer overflow in ANGLE in Google Chrome allows code executionPriority MEDIUM 43

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-121041
  2. 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-fm4x-j5hf-29xg
  3. 2026-11-04 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  5. 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  6. 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • 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
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Sources