CVE-2026-79084: Inadequate encryption strength in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-79084 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Windows where inadequate encryption strength in the Notifications feature allows a remote attacker to bypass the web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. This affects versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and has no known exploits in the wild. The CVSS score is 4.3, indicating a low impact on confidentiality and no impact on integrity or availability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves inadequate encryption strength in the Notifications component of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 152.0.7977.65. A remote attacker can leverage social engineering to craft an HTML page that bypasses the web origin policy, potentially exposing limited confidential information. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, limited confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass the web origin policy in Chrome Notifications, potentially exposing some confidential information. There is no impact on integrity or availability. Exploitation requires user interaction and social engineering. There are no known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 152.0.7977.65. Users should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-ffmj-6m6j-w89f
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-79084"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a91a876acd9273b49069d46
Added to database: 08/28/2026, 15:25:42 UTC
Last enriched: 09/18/2026, 02:00:38 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 18:48:22 UTC
Views: 31
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