CVE-2026-79006: Protection mechanism failure in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-79006 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome's HttpsUpgrades protection mechanism. It affects versions prior to 152.0.7977.65 and allows a remote attacker to bypass the web origin policy via crafted network traffic. This vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability but can lead to limited confidentiality loss. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a failure in the HttpsUpgrades protection mechanism in Google Chrome versions before 152.0.7977.65. An attacker can bypass the web origin policy by sending specially crafted network traffic, potentially exposing some confidential information. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium), reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, limited confidentiality impact, and no impact on integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker can bypass the web origin policy, which may allow limited unauthorized access to confidential information. There is no impact on data integrity or system availability. The vulnerability requires user interaction and has low attack complexity.
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-x59q-wjwf-gr37
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-79006"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a91a877acd9273b49069d95
Added to database: 08/28/2026, 15:25:43 UTC
Last enriched: 09/18/2026, 02:00:54 UTC
Last updated: 10/11/2026, 06:48:18 UTC
Views: 28
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