CVE-2026-121161

chromium-browser: Information leak in BackgroundFetch

Published Nov 3, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Information leak in BackgroundFetch in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Remediation

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History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Title chromium-browser: Information leak in BackgroundFetch
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate

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Title BackgroundFetch Information Leak Allows Cross‑Origin Data Disclosure
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome
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Title BackgroundFetch Information Leak Allows Cross‑Origin Data Disclosure
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Description Information leak in BackgroundFetch in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-200
References
Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Chrome
Published
Updated
Nov 4, 2026, 8:11 PM
Reserved
Nov 3, 2026, 10:13 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 3, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Nov 5, 2026, 2:52 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 3, 2026, 8:42 PM