CVE-2026-79267: Race condition in Google Chrome
Description
A race condition vulnerability exists in the Workers component of Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65. This flaw allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to bypass the web origin policy by using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating and a CVSS score of 4.3. No official patch or remediation level is explicitly stated in the provided data, but a vendor advisory link is available for further details.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79267 is a race condition vulnerability in the Workers feature of Google Chrome versions before 152.0.7977.65. It enables a remote attacker, with control over the renderer process, to bypass the web origin policy through a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated medium severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N). No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vendor advisory is available but does not explicitly confirm patch status in the provided data.
Potential Impact
An attacker who has compromised the renderer process can bypass the web origin policy, potentially allowing limited unauthorized access to web content across origins. The impact is limited to confidentiality (partial information disclosure) without integrity or availability effects. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and network attack vector (AV:N).
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is confirmed, users should exercise caution with untrusted content and consider updating Chrome to the latest available version.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:12:51.627Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9eaacd9273b49ac7399
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:24:10 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 13:08:24 UTC
Last updated: 10/08/2026, 18:48:48 UTC
Views: 42
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