CVE-2026-106385: Race condition in Google Chrome
Description
A race condition vulnerability exists in the Chromoting component of Google Chrome prior to version 155.0.8059.39. This flaw could allow a remote attacker, using social engineering and crafted network traffic, to potentially bypass system access restrictions. The vulnerability is rated with low severity by Chromium security.
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-106385 is a race condition vulnerability in the Chromoting feature of Google Chrome versions before 155.0.8059.39. Exploitation requires a remote attacker to leverage social engineering techniques combined with crafted network traffic to bypass system access restrictions. The Chromium security team has assigned this issue a low severity rating. No CVSS score is provided. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on October 6, 2026, and a vendor advisory is available from Google.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions if they successfully trick a user via social engineering and send crafted network traffic. The impact is limited by the need for social engineering and is considered low severity by the vendor.
Mitigation Recommendations
A stable channel update for Google Chrome addressing this issue is available as of version 155.0.8059.39. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome release blog for the update details: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-06T16:37:19.803Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6ac5465c2cdf04f656d4a088
Added to database: 10/06/2026, 19:05:00 UTC
Last enriched: 10/06/2026, 20:34:33 UTC
Last updated: 10/06/2026, 22:48:20 UTC
Views: 4
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