CVE-2026-79205: Incorrect authorization in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-79205 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65. It involves incorrect authorization in the network component that allows a remote attacker to bypass the web origin policy using a crafted HTML page. This could lead to limited information disclosure but does not impact integrity or availability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's network handling allows a remote attacker to bypass the web origin policy by exploiting incorrect authorization checks. The flaw exists in versions before 152.0.7977.65 and can be triggered via a specially crafted HTML page. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3, reflecting low complexity and no privileges required, but user interaction is needed. The impact is limited to confidentiality with no integrity or availability effects.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker can bypass the web origin policy, potentially gaining unauthorized access to some information that should be restricted by origin boundaries. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires user interaction and no privileges.
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-8wr3-g73p-c2p6
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-79205"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a91a876acd9273b49069d4d
Added to database: 08/28/2026, 15:25:42 UTC
Last enriched: 09/18/2026, 01:59:51 UTC
Last updated: 10/13/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
Views: 72
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