Google Chrome up to 146.0.7680.178 PDFium information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component PDFium. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-5889. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component PDFium. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Cryptographic Flaw in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed an attacker to read potentially sensitive information from encrypted PDFs via a brute-force attack. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

It is possible to read the advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-5889 since 04/08/2026. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/21/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 305701 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-5889), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 147.0.7727.55 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (305701) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1030). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Fedora Linux
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Google Chrome

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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ADP CISA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 305701
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-5889

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Chrome 147.0.7727.55

Timelineinfo

04/08/2026 CVE reserved
04/09/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
04/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/21/2026 +103 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 486906
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-5889 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-5889
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-356431
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1030 - Google Chrome und Microsoft Edge: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2026 02:29
Updated: 07/21/2026 05:16
Changes: 04/09/2026 02:29 (58), 04/11/2026 15:46 (7), 04/13/2026 01:22 (2), 07/21/2026 05:16 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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