Google Chrome for Android: Information leak in Passwords component
Summary
Google Chrome on Android before 155.0.8059.39 contains an information leak in the Passwords component. A remote attacker can obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page if a user is tricked into opening it through social engineering. The NVD/CNA score is 8.8, while Google rates the issue as Low severity.
Affected
- Google Chrome on Android prior to 155.0.8059.39
- The Android build number corresponding to 155.0.8059.39 could not be verified.
Fixed in
- Google Chrome on Android 155.0.8059.39 or later (the current stable build is recommended)
- Desktop fixes: Chrome 155.0.8059.39 and later (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Workaround
- Unknown. No vendor workaround identified; updating Chrome is the fix.
Exploitation
- No known exploitation (not listed in CISA KEV according to the sources checked).
- No public proof of concept found.
- EPSS: Unknown.
- CISA SSVC: Exploitation none, Automatable no, Technical impact partial.
Our recommendation
- Verify that Chrome on Android is at 155.0.8059.39 or later, preferably the current stable build, via Play Store auto-update.
- Ensure desktop Chrome and Edge are updated to the fixed versions.
- Include phishing awareness for links to unknown web pages, since user interaction is required.
- Prioritise mobile devices that run older Chrome versions.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop chromereleases.googleblog.com
- Chromium issue tracker issues.chromium.org
- OSV: DEBIAN-CVE-2026-106256 osv.dev
- Tenable plugin 366658 www.tenable.com
- Strix CVE record www.strix.ai
- Malwarebytes: Chrome security update www.malwarebytes.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 31 Oct 2026, 22:04.
Original description (NVD)
Information leak in Passwords in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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