CVE-2026-79085: Missing authorization in Google Chrome
Description
A missing authorization vulnerability in the Network component of Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65 allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to bypass the web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated medium severity with a CVSS score of 4.3. This issue affects Chrome versions before 152.0.7977.65.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79085 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's Network component where missing authorization allows a remote attacker, who has already compromised the renderer process, to bypass the web origin policy by using a specially crafted HTML page. This flaw could enable limited unauthorized access to web content due to the bypass of origin restrictions. The vulnerability is rated medium severity by Chromium security and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
Potential Impact
An attacker who has compromised the renderer process can bypass the web origin policy, potentially allowing limited unauthorized access to web content from different origins. The impact is limited to confidentiality (partial information disclosure) with no integrity or availability impact. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and network attack vector (AV:N).
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 at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html for details.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:08:56.778Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9cfacd9273b49ac7025
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:43 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 15:34:18 UTC
Last updated: 10/08/2026, 18:48:48 UTC
Views: 29
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