Missing authorization in Sensor in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain… (CVE-2026-79104)
Description
A missing authorization vulnerability in the Sensor component of Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65 allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating and does not have known exploits in the wild.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79104 describes a missing authorization issue in the Sensor feature of Google Chrome versions before 152.0.7977.65. This flaw enables a remote attacker, with control over the renderer process, to access sensitive information by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, indicating moderate impact primarily on confidentiality.
Potential Impact
An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process in affected versions of Google Chrome can leverage this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information from the Sensor component. There is no indication of impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported 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. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the update locally.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-q7wp-j2m3-5x8v
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-79104"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a90542cacd9273b49698994
Added to database: 08/27/2026, 15:13:48 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 05:24:00 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
Views: 60
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