CVE-2026-79190: Incorrect authorization in Google Chrome
Description
Incorrect authorization in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome affects versions before 152.0.7977.65 and involves incorrect authorization checks in the Extensions component. An attacker with control over the renderer process can bypass the web origin policy by leveraging a crafted HTML page, potentially leading to unauthorized access to web content. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, limited confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows bypassing the web origin policy, which could lead to limited unauthorized disclosure of information from web pages. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The overall impact is limited confidentiality exposure.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released a stable channel update for Chrome that addresses this vulnerability in version 152.0.7977.65. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:11:09.920Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9dbacd9273b49ac7195
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:55 UTC
Last enriched: 09/18/2026, 23:07:10 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 18:48:22 UTC
Views: 56
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