CVE-2026-79017: Race condition in Google Chrome
Description
A race condition vulnerability exists in the Extensions component of Google Chrome versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. This flaw allows a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions by using a specially crafted Chrome extension. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.5. Google has released an update in version 152.0.7977.65 that addresses this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79017 is a race condition vulnerability in the Extensions subsystem of Google Chrome before version 152.0.7977.65. Exploiting this flaw, a remote attacker can bypass system access restrictions by delivering a crafted Chrome extension. The vulnerability is rated medium severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N), indicating network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact. There are no known exploits in the wild. The vendor advisory confirms the fix is included in Chrome 152.0.7977.65.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions, potentially leading to unauthorized modification of data or settings within the Chrome environment. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. The attack requires user interaction and can be performed remotely via a crafted Chrome extension.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms that this update contains the official fix. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:07:33.133Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9c5acd9273b49ac6f1d
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:33 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 16:38:13 UTC
Last updated: 10/08/2026, 18:48:48 UTC
Views: 30
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