CVE-2026-79050: Incorrect authorization in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-79050 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 system access restrictions by using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but allows limited integrity impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's Network component prior to version 152.0.7977.65 allows a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions via a specially crafted HTML page. The issue is categorized under CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium severity), with attack vector network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or availability impact, and limited integrity impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker can bypass system access restrictions remotely by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page. The impact is limited to integrity, with no confidentiality or availability loss. There are no known exploits in the wild.
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-mcm5-j3p7-m443
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-79050"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a92f813acd9273b49e90dfe
Added to database: 08/29/2026, 15:17:39 UTC
Last enriched: 09/18/2026, 02:00:50 UTC
Last updated: 10/11/2026, 18:48:22 UTC
Views: 23
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