CVE-2026-106301: Confused deputy in Google Chrome
Description
A confused deputy vulnerability exists in the Contextual Tasks component of Google Chrome versions prior to 155.0.8059.39. This flaw allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to bypass system access restrictions and access privileged pages via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated with medium severity by Chromium security. A stable channel update addressing this issue has been released by Google.
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-106301 is a confused deputy vulnerability in Google Chrome's Contextual Tasks prior to version 155.0.8059.39. It enables a remote attacker, with control over the renderer process, to bypass system access restrictions and gain access to privileged pages through a specially crafted HTML page. This vulnerability was assigned a medium severity rating by Chromium security. Google has issued a stable channel update to fix this issue as documented in their advisory.
Potential Impact
An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process in affected versions of Chrome can exploit this vulnerability to bypass system access restrictions and access privileged pages. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive browser components or data that should be protected by system-level restrictions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official stable channel update for Chrome that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to version 155.0.8059.39 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are specified by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-06T16:34:39.649Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6ac5464b2cdf04f656d49dc1
Added to database: 10/06/2026, 19:04:43 UTC
Last enriched: 10/06/2026, 21:34:24 UTC
Last updated: 10/06/2026, 21:34:24 UTC
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