CVE-2026-79228: Incorrect authorization in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-79228 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's SiteIsolation feature prior to version 152.0.7977.65. It allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to bypass site isolation protections and access privileged pages via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a low severity rating and a CVSS score of 3.1.
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 exploit this flaw by using a specially crafted HTML page to bypass site isolation and access privileged pages. The issue was assigned CVE-2026-79228 and is rated with a low severity level by Chromium security.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to confidentiality loss (partial information disclosure) as the attacker can bypass site isolation to access privileged pages. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The attack requires prior compromise of the renderer process and user interaction (UI required).
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 152.0.7977.65. Users should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. The vendor advisory linked provides official update information.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:12:03.181Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9e1acd9273b49ac725f
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:24:01 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 13:24:00 UTC
Last updated: 10/08/2026, 18:48:48 UTC
Views: 51
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