Google Chrome up to 148.0.7778.96 on Android WebXR information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome on Android. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebXR. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-8583. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Google Chrome on Android. This affects an unknown function of the component WebXR. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Insufficient policy enforcement in WebXR in Google Chrome on Android prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

It is possible to read the advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-8583 since 05/14/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 05/17/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 314858 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-8583), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 148.0.7778.168 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (314858) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1542). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Google Chrome

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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ADP CISA Base Score: 5.3
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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: 314858
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-8583

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Chrome 148.0.7778.168

Timelineinfo

05/14/2026 CVE reserved
05/15/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
05/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/17/2026 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 497975
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-8583 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-8583
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-364035
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1542 - Google Chrome: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704

Entryinfo

Created: 05/15/2026 04:30
Updated: 05/17/2026 09:26
Changes: 05/15/2026 04:30 (68), 05/15/2026 21:28 (2), 05/17/2026 09:26 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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