CVE-2026-79094: Race condition in Google Chrome
Description
A race condition vulnerability exists in the Workers component of Google Chrome versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. This flaw allows a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating and does not affect confidentiality but impacts integrity.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79094 describes a race condition in the Workers feature of Google Chrome before version 152.0.7977.65. This race condition can be exploited remotely via a specially crafted HTML page to bypass system access restrictions. The vulnerability is rated medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating that it requires no privileges and user interaction but can lead to integrity impact. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vendor has published an advisory with a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass system access restrictions, potentially enabling unauthorized actions that affect the integrity of the system. There is no direct impact on confidentiality or availability reported. No known active exploitation has been observed.
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 for details: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:09:20.350Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9cfacd9273b49ac7035
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:43 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 15:21:36 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
Views: 60
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