CVE-2026-79051: Incorrect authorization in Google Chrome
Description
An incorrect authorization vulnerability in the Loader component of Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65 allows a remote attacker to bypass the web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability has a medium severity rating and impacts confidentiality but not integrity or availability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79051 is an authorization bypass vulnerability in Google Chrome's Loader component affecting versions before 152.0.7977.65. The flaw allows a remote attacker to bypass the web origin policy by using a specially crafted HTML page. This could lead to limited information disclosure due to the confidentiality impact. The vulnerability is rated medium severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and unchanged scope. The vendor has published a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass the web origin policy, potentially exposing limited confidential information from web pages. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 152.0.7977.65. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:08:18.499Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9caacd9273b49ac6f93
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:38 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 15:35:33 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 18:48:22 UTC
Views: 33
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