Missing authorization in WakeLock in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to… (CVE-2026-95278)
A missing authorization vulnerability in the WakeLock component of Google Chrome prior to version 154.0.8037.57 allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to bypass system access restrictions using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.4.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-95278 describes a missing authorization flaw in the WakeLock feature of Google Chrome versions before 154.0.8037.57. This flaw enables a remote attacker, who has already compromised the renderer process, to bypass system access restrictions by leveraging a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker with control over the renderer process to bypass system access restrictions, potentially leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts as indicated by the CVSS vector (C:H/I:H/A:H).
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 154.0.8037.57. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability.
Missing authorization in WakeLock in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to… (CVE-2026-95278)
Description
A missing authorization vulnerability in the WakeLock component of Google Chrome prior to version 154.0.8037.57 allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to bypass system access restrictions using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.4.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.4high
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-95278 describes a missing authorization flaw in the WakeLock feature of Google Chrome versions before 154.0.8037.57. This flaw enables a remote attacker, who has already compromised the renderer process, to bypass system access restrictions by leveraging a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker with control over the renderer process to bypass system access restrictions, potentially leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts as indicated by the CVSS vector (C:H/I:H/A:H).
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 154.0.8037.57. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-f8w9-qhqq-34g5
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-95278"]
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abfee7aa43b0b3b89e543ad
Added to database: 10/02/2026, 17:48:42 UTC
Last enriched: 10/02/2026, 17:53:24 UTC
Last updated: 10/03/2026, 02:46:08 UTC
Views: 3
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