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CVE-2026-79154: Missing authorization in Google Chrome

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Medium
Published: 08/25/2026 (08/25/2026, 20:10:39 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Google
Product: Chrome

Description

CVE-2026-79154 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65. It involves missing authorization checks in the DevTools interface, which could allow a remote attacker using social engineering to obtain sensitive information through user interface interactions.

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.5medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected software

Affected versions
=152.0.7977.65<152.0.7977.65

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/10/2026, 05:53:39 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability in Google Chrome's DevTools component is due to missing authorization controls before version 152.0.7977.65. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into interacting with the UI, thereby gaining access to sensitive information. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.5, reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity, no privileges required, but requiring user interaction. The impact is confidentiality loss without integrity or availability impact. There are no known exploits in the wild and no explicit vendor patch link provided in the data.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information from the DevTools interface by leveraging social engineering to induce user interaction. This results in a confidentiality breach but does not affect integrity or availability. No active exploitation has been reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

A fixed version is available: Google Chrome 152.0.7977.65 addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the update. No additional vendor advisory details are provided, so check official Google Chrome release notes for confirmation.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
GHSA-q663-5hfg-w4pm
Osv Schema Version
1.4.0
Aliases
["CVE-2026-79154"]
Database Specific Severity
MODERATE
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6a905429acd9273b4969890b

Added to database: 08/27/2026, 15:13:45 UTC

Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 05:53:39 UTC

Last updated: 10/09/2026, 18:48:23 UTC

Views: 34

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