CVE-2026-78981 Information disclosure in Chrome
A local attacker can obtain sensitive information from Google Chrome on iOS via a local program, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-78981?
CVE-2026-78981 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 25 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Information leak in Mobile in Google Chrome on on iOS prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a local attacker to potentially obtain sensitive information via a local program. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-78981?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-78981?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-78981 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-78981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-78981, ECHO-837e-637b-a193, GHSA-h7p7-qfhv-ghrr, MINI-j94q-65qr-3w2j.