Cryptographic Flaw in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed an attacker to read potentially sensitive information from encrypted PDFs via a brute-force attack. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
History

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft
Microsoft windows

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-326
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

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

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-327

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Cryptographic Brute‑Force Vulnerability in PDFium chromium-browser: Cryptographic Flaw in PDFium
Weaknesses CWE-334
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Cryptographic Brute‑Force Vulnerability in PDFium
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Weaknesses CWE-327
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Cryptographic Flaw in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed an attacker to read potentially sensitive information from encrypted PDFs via a brute-force attack. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2026-04-08T21:20:52.705Z

Updated: 2026-04-13T20:17:49.052Z

Reserved: 2026-04-08T19:34:39.903Z

Link: CVE-2026-5889

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-13T20:17:05.238Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-08T22:16:28.783

Modified: 2026-04-14T11:45:17.880

Link: CVE-2026-5889

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-04-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-5889 - Bugzilla