CVE-2026-79126: Incorrect provision of specified functionality in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-79126 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Windows prior to version 152.0.7977.65. It involves incorrect provision of functionality in the Proxy component, which could allow an adjacent attacker to potentially obtain sensitive information via crafted network traffic. The vulnerability does not allow privilege escalation, denial of service, or integrity compromise. A fix is available in Chrome version 152.0.7977.65.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.9medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's Proxy functionality on Windows allows an adjacent attacker to potentially obtain sensitive information by sending crafted network traffic. The issue is due to incorrect provision of specified functionality. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9, indicating medium severity, with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impact on confidentiality only. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 152.0.7977.65 and is fixed in that version.
Potential Impact
An adjacent attacker can potentially obtain sensitive information from the affected Chrome browser via crafted network traffic. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires high attack complexity and no privileges or user interaction, limiting the ease of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 152.0.7977.65. Users 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
- 2026-08-25T06:10:01.345Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9d3acd9273b49ac70b8
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:47 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 15:04:45 UTC
Last updated: 10/08/2026, 18:48:48 UTC
Views: 27
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