CVE-2026-79276: Improper privilege management in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-79276 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome's FileSystem component prior to version 152.0.7977.65. It involves improper privilege management that allows a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability requires user interaction (social engineering) and does not impact confidentiality or availability but can cause integrity loss.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome versions before 152.0.7977.65 arises from improper privilege management in the FileSystem feature. A remote attacker can exploit this by leveraging social engineering to convince a user to open a specially crafted HTML page, which then bypasses system access restrictions. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium), reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or availability impact, but integrity impact is low.
Potential Impact
An attacker can bypass system access restrictions through social engineering, potentially leading to unauthorized modification of data or system state (integrity impact). There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. The attack requires user interaction and can be executed remotely.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 152.0.7977.65. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation guidance is provided or required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-43cm-8p8q-h9j3
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-79276"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a92f810acd9273b49e90cbe
Added to database: 08/29/2026, 15:17:36 UTC
Last enriched: 09/18/2026, 01:59:15 UTC
Last updated: 10/11/2026, 18:48:22 UTC
Views: 27
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