Inadequate Encryption Strength Affecting chromium package, versions [,147.0.7727.55)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-CHROMIUM-15954261
  • published9 Apr 2026
  • disclosed8 Apr 2026
  • creditmlafon

Introduced: 8 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-5889  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-326  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade chromium to version 147.0.7727.55 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Inadequate Encryption Strength in the PDFium component when handling encrypted PDF files. An attacker can access sensitive information by performing a brute-force attack against the encryption.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1