Google Publishes Browser Exploit Early So Hackers Don’t Have To Waste Time Finding It Themselves

The issue, tracked as CVE-2026-1504, affects Chromium’s Fetch API and service workers.

According to reports, the bug can allow a malicious website to create persistent hidden connections through the browser.

Even after the tab is closed.

Even after the browser is restarted.

Possibly even after the user reboots the computer, like a medieval farmer praying over a dead goat.

Thanks to this flaw, your humble Chrome (or Edge, Brave, Opera, or any of the other Chromium clones) can now be quietly conscripted into a global botnet army, while you innocently scroll cat videos.

Here's where it gets interesting:

Google didn't just sit on the vulnerability.

They dropped the full exploit code publicly on their bug tracker before rolling out a comprehensive fix to users.

Recommendations for users:

• Immediate action: Consider switching to Firefox or Safari.
• Advanced users: Just run everything in a VM and never visit the internet again.
• Google executives: Thanks!

Hackers of the world who somehow missed this one until today are celebrating by clearing their calendars, updating their scripts, and moving “Chromium service worker nonsense” to the top of the board.

Source: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/google-publishes-exploit-code-threatening-millions-of-chromium-users/

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