CVE-2026-79041: Missing authorization in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-79041 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome on Mac versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. It involves missing authorization that allows a remote attacker, using social engineering, to bypass the web origin policy and access a privileged page via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating medium severity.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome on Mac arises from missing authorization checks, enabling a remote attacker to bypass the web origin policy through social engineering techniques. The attacker can craft an HTML page that allows access to privileged pages without proper authorization. The issue affects versions prior to 152.0.7977.65 and has been assigned CVE-2026-79041 with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).
Potential Impact
An attacker can bypass the web origin policy to perform limited unauthorized actions (integrity impact) on privileged pages in Google Chrome on Mac. There is no confidentiality or availability impact. Exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and network access (AV:N).
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 152.0.7977.65. Users should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html for more details.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:08:08.612Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9c8acd9273b49ac6f75
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:36 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 15:50:45 UTC
Last updated: 10/08/2026, 18:48:48 UTC
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