CVE-2026-95361: Confused deputy in Google Chrome
Confused deputy in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-95361 is a confused deputy vulnerability affecting the DevTools in Google Chrome versions before 154.0.8037.57. It enables a remote attacker, through social engineering, to bypass the web origin policy by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. This flaw could potentially allow unauthorized access to resources normally restricted by the origin policy. The vulnerability has been fixed in Chrome version 154.0.8037.57.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows bypassing of the web origin policy, which is a fundamental security control in browsers to isolate content from different origins. However, the severity is rated low, indicating limited impact or difficulty in exploitation. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 154.0.8037.57 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms the fix is available in this version. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
CVE-2026-95361: Confused deputy in Google Chrome
Description
Confused deputy in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Affected software
Chrome
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-95361 is a confused deputy vulnerability affecting the DevTools in Google Chrome versions before 154.0.8037.57. It enables a remote attacker, through social engineering, to bypass the web origin policy by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. This flaw could potentially allow unauthorized access to resources normally restricted by the origin policy. The vulnerability has been fixed in Chrome version 154.0.8037.57.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows bypassing of the web origin policy, which is a fundamental security control in browsers to isolate content from different origins. However, the severity is rated low, indicating limited impact or difficulty in exploitation. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 154.0.8037.57 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms the fix is available in this version. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-22T05:10:46.570Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0856730748.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6abbf88357f14566d451c8cf
Added to database: 09/29/2026, 17:42:27 UTC
Last enriched: 09/29/2026, 18:00:30 UTC
Last updated: 09/29/2026, 18:07:51 UTC
Views: 3
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