CVE-2026-79276: Improper privilege management in Google Chrome
Description
Improper privilege management in FileSystem in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-79276 affects Google Chrome versions before 152.0.7977.65 and is due to improper privilege management in the FileSystem feature. A remote attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into visiting a maliciously crafted HTML page, which then bypasses system access restrictions. The CVSS v3.1 score is 4.3 (medium), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or availability impact, and limited integrity impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker can bypass system access restrictions via social engineering, potentially leading to limited integrity compromise on the affected system. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. No active exploitation in the wild has been reported.
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
- 2026-08-25T06:12:59.730Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9ecacd9273b49ac73dd
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:24:12 UTC
Last enriched: 09/18/2026, 23:08:25 UTC
Last updated: 10/09/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
Views: 32
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