CVE-2026-95317: Incorrect authorization in Google Chrome
Incorrect authorization in MediaCapture in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-95317 is an authorization flaw in Google Chrome's MediaCapture feature that existed before version 154.0.8037.57. This vulnerability enables a remote attacker, through social engineering and a maliciously crafted Chrome extension, to bypass authorization controls and access cross-origin data improperly. The vulnerability was addressed by Google in the stable channel update to Chrome 154.0.8037.57.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to bypass authorization checks in MediaCapture, potentially leading to unauthorized access to cross-origin data. This could compromise user privacy and data confidentiality. However, exploitation requires social engineering to convince the user to install a malicious extension.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 154.0.8037.57 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. Applying this official update fully mitigates the issue.
CVE-2026-95317: Incorrect authorization in Google Chrome
Description
Incorrect authorization in MediaCapture in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected software
Chrome
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-95317 is an authorization flaw in Google Chrome's MediaCapture feature that existed before version 154.0.8037.57. This vulnerability enables a remote attacker, through social engineering and a maliciously crafted Chrome extension, to bypass authorization controls and access cross-origin data improperly. The vulnerability was addressed by Google in the stable channel update to Chrome 154.0.8037.57.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to bypass authorization checks in MediaCapture, potentially leading to unauthorized access to cross-origin data. This could compromise user privacy and data confidentiality. However, exploitation requires social engineering to convince the user to install a malicious extension.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 154.0.8037.57 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. Applying this official update fully mitigates the issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-22T05:08:44.573Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0856730748.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6abbf87557f14566d451c5d0
Added to database: 09/29/2026, 17:42:13 UTC
Last enriched: 09/29/2026, 18:05:05 UTC
Last updated: 09/29/2026, 19:26:26 UTC
Views: 3
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