CVE-2026-79154: Missing authorization in Google 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
Affected software
Weaknesses
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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.
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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