CVE-2010-3118: The autosuggest feature in the Omnibox implementation in Google Chrome before 5.0.375.127 does not anticipa...

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CVE-2010-3118 is an old Google Chrome information-disclosure issue. Chrome’s Omnibox autosuggest could send network traffic while a user entered sensitive text, potentially exposing passwords to someone able to read that traffic. The cited record says this affected Chrome before 5.0.375.127. Exposure is most plausible on unmanaged or legacy systems still running Google Chrome before 5.0.375.127. Modern Chrome deployments should not be affected if they are patched well beyond the 2010 fixed version. Handle as legacy hygiene, not an emergency, unless old Chrome versions still exist in the estate. The business concern is possible password exposure from browser autosuggest network traffic. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Chrome to 5.0.375.127 or later.; Inventory endpoints for obsolete Chrome versions.; Block use of unsupported browsers in managed environments..

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Jun 28, 2026, 01:40 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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