CVE-2026-95340: Incorrect authorization in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-95340 is a low severity vulnerability in Google Chrome's PictureInPicture feature prior to version 154.0.8037.57. It involves incorrect authorization that could allow a remote attacker, using social engineering, to bypass the web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability has been addressed in Chrome version 154.0.8037.57.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's PictureInPicture functionality allows an attacker to bypass the web origin policy by exploiting incorrect authorization checks. The issue affects versions of Chrome before 154.0.8037.57. The flaw could be triggered by a remote attacker through a specially crafted HTML page leveraging social engineering techniques. The Chromium security team has classified this vulnerability as low severity and has released an update to fix it.
Potential Impact
An attacker could bypass the web origin policy, potentially allowing unauthorized access to content or functionality that should be restricted by origin. However, the severity is rated low, indicating limited impact or difficulty in exploitation. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 154.0.8037.57 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor has released an official fix as noted in the Chrome stable channel update advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-95340: Incorrect authorization in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-95340 is a low severity vulnerability in Google Chrome's PictureInPicture feature prior to version 154.0.8037.57. It involves incorrect authorization that could allow a remote attacker, using social engineering, to bypass the web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability has been addressed in Chrome version 154.0.8037.57.
Affected software
Chrome
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's PictureInPicture functionality allows an attacker to bypass the web origin policy by exploiting incorrect authorization checks. The issue affects versions of Chrome before 154.0.8037.57. The flaw could be triggered by a remote attacker through a specially crafted HTML page leveraging social engineering techniques. The Chromium security team has classified this vulnerability as low severity and has released an update to fix it.
Potential Impact
An attacker could bypass the web origin policy, potentially allowing unauthorized access to content or functionality that should be restricted by origin. However, the severity is rated low, indicating limited impact or difficulty in exploitation. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 154.0.8037.57 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor has released an official fix as noted in the Chrome stable channel update advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-22T05:09:43.797Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0856730748.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6abbf87e57f14566d451c8aa
Added to database: 09/29/2026, 17:42:22 UTC
Last enriched: 09/29/2026, 18:01:17 UTC
Last updated: 09/29/2026, 18:01:17 UTC
Views: 3
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