CVE-2026-79003: Incorrect authorization in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-79003 is an incorrect authorization vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65. It allows a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating and requires user interaction to exploit.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome (before 152.0.7977.65) involves incorrect authorization in the Device component. An attacker can leverage social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a specially crafted HTML page. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3, reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity, no privileges required, but requiring user interaction. The impact is limited to integrity loss without confidentiality or availability impact.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker can bypass system access restrictions by convincing a user to visit a malicious HTML page. This could lead to limited integrity impact on the system, but no direct confidentiality or availability loss is indicated.
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.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-mfgp-gpwr-m28r
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-79003"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a92f813acd9273b49e90dfc
Added to database: 08/29/2026, 15:17:39 UTC
Last enriched: 09/18/2026, 02:00:57 UTC
Last updated: 10/13/2026, 18:48:24 UTC
Views: 117
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