CVE-2026-79117: Race condition in Google Chrome
Description
A race condition vulnerability exists in the WebAppInstalls component of Google Chrome on Android versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. This flaw allows a remote attacker, through social engineering and leveraging a co-installed app, to bypass the web origin policy. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 4.3. Google has published an advisory indicating a stable channel update addressing this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79117 is a race condition vulnerability in the WebAppInstalls feature of Google Chrome on Android platforms before version 152.0.7977.65. Exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and involves a remote attacker leveraging social engineering and a co-installed app to bypass the web origin policy, potentially allowing unauthorized access to web content. The vulnerability is rated medium severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, reflecting low confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact. Google has released a stable channel update that fixes this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass the web origin policy via a race condition, which could lead to unauthorized access to web content within Chrome on Android. The impact is limited to confidentiality with no reported integrity or availability effects. Exploitation requires user interaction and a co-installed app, reducing the likelihood of widespread exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
A stable channel update for Google Chrome has been released that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update Chrome on Android to version 152.0.7977.65 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:09:48.896Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9d2acd9273b49ac7092
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:46 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 15:05:16 UTC
Last updated: 10/09/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
Views: 33
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