CVE-2026-79116: Missing authorization in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-79116 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65. It involves missing authorization in the Viz component, allowing a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to bypass the web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 4.3, indicating a low impact on confidentiality with no impact on integrity or availability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's Viz component is due to missing authorization checks. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can exploit this flaw to bypass the web origin policy by crafting a malicious HTML page. This could potentially allow unauthorized access to web content that should be restricted by origin policies. The issue affects versions prior to 152.0.7977.65.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows bypassing the web origin policy, which could lead to unauthorized access to web content from different origins. However, the impact is limited to confidentiality with no impact on integrity or availability. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process. 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. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-q2j6-hm6p-6x6c
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-79116"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a91a875acd9273b49069d1e
Added to database: 08/28/2026, 15:25:41 UTC
Last enriched: 09/18/2026, 02:00:34 UTC
Last updated: 10/12/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
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