CVE-2026-79191: Incorrect authorization in Google Chrome
Description
Incorrect authorization in SiteIsolation in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.1low
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves incorrect authorization in the SiteIsolation component of Google Chrome before version 152.0.7977.65. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can leverage social engineering techniques with a crafted HTML page to bypass site isolation protections. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires network access, high attack complexity, no privileges, user interaction, and results in low confidentiality impact without affecting integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows bypassing site isolation, potentially exposing some confidential information from other sites within the browser process. However, the impact is limited to confidentiality with no integrity or availability effects. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and user interaction, reducing the likelihood and severity of attacks.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 152.0.7977.65. Users and administrators 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
- 2026-08-25T06:11:11.052Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9dbacd9273b49ac7197
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:55 UTC
Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 22:51:49 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
Views: 53
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