CVE-2026-79084: Inadequate encryption strength in Google Chrome
Description
Inadequate encryption strength in Notifications in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome affects the Notifications component on Windows platforms before version 152.0.7977.65. Due to inadequate encryption strength, a remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user through social engineering with a crafted HTML page to bypass the web origin policy. The CVSS v3.1 score is 4.3 (medium), indicating low confidentiality impact and no impact on integrity or availability. The vendor has released an official fix in Chrome 152.0.7977.65.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to partial confidentiality loss due to bypass of the web origin policy in the Notifications feature. There is no impact on integrity or availability. Exploitation requires user interaction via social engineering. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome on Windows to version 152.0.7977.65 or later to apply the official fix. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:08:56.115Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9cdacd9273b49ac6ff1
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:41 UTC
Last enriched: 09/18/2026, 23:09:28 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 18:48:22 UTC
Views: 40
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