CVE-2026-79014: Race condition in Google Chrome
Description
A race condition vulnerability exists in the Autofill feature of Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65. This flaw allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to bypass the web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating medium severity. No known exploits are reported in the wild. Google has published an advisory indicating a stable channel update that addresses this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79014 is a race condition vulnerability in the Autofill component of Google Chrome versions before 152.0.7977.65. The flaw enables an attacker with control over the renderer process to bypass the web origin policy, which is a critical security boundary in browsers. The vulnerability is classified with a medium severity rating and a CVSS score of 4.3. The vendor has released a stable update to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows bypassing the web origin policy, potentially enabling unauthorized access to data across web origins if the attacker has already compromised the renderer process. This could lead to limited confidentiality impact but does not affect integrity or availability. No active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 152.0.7977.65. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory for details: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:07:30.744Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9c4acd9273b49ac6eeb
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:32 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 16:38:38 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 18:48:22 UTC
Views: 29
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