Bug 2523952 (CVE-2026-79059)

Summary: CVE-2026-79059 chromium-browser: Chromium: Information leak in BFCache allows cross-origin data access
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A flaw was found in Chromium's Back-Forward Cache (BFCache) component. A remote attacker, who has already compromised the renderer process, could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious HTML page. This could lead to an information leak, allowing the attacker to obtain sensitive cross-origin data.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-25 20:51:46 UTC
Information leak in BFCache in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)