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.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Apr 8, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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)

2. Jul 20, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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)

Affected

• cpe google/chromeversion unspecified

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5889

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5889

  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)

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Release Notes · chromereleases.googleblog.com
• Issue Tracking · issues.chromium.org