CVE-2026-106243 Information disclosure in Chrome

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

An adjacent attacker can obtain sensitive information via crafted network traffic due to incomplete cleanup in Proxy Auth.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-106243?

CVE-2026-106243 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 6 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Incomplete cleanup in Proxy Auth in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed an adjacent attacker to obtain sensitive information via crafted network traffic. (Chromium security severity: High)

Weakness: CWE-459

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-106243?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-106243?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-106243 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-106243 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-106243, ECHO-3792-24c8-47c3, GHSA-4frc-743q-hfxf, MINI-w8cj-fw3j-3p8x.

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