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Google Chrome CVE-2026-106327

| EUVDEUVD-2026-93799 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-10-06 Chrome GHSA-h2r5-rjfg-3c5h
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Compromise Chrome renderer process
  2. Delivery
    Serve crafted HTML page
  3. Exploit
    Trigger incorrect authorization in Core
  4. Execution
    Bypass system access restrictions
  5. Impact
    Access protected system resources

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires that the attacker has ALREADY compromised the Chrome renderer process - this is a chained, second-stage sandbox/access-restriction bypass, not a standalone remote compromise, so a separate renderer-level exploit is a hard prerequisite. The victim must then load attacker-controlled content: the flaw is triggered via a crafted HTML page, and the CVSS vector's UI:R indicates user interaction (navigating to or rendering the page) is required. The primary limiting factor is the compromised-renderer precondition, which substantially raises real-world attack complexity; the fix is to update Chrome to 155.0.8059.39 or later.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity, second-stage vulnerability, not a standalone priority. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.1 (vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N), reflecting a scope change (sandbox/privilege boundary crossing) but only Low confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact. The description is the most important signal and partially conflicts with the vector: exploitation requires an attacker who 'had compromised the renderer process' - i.e. this is a sandbox/access-restriction bypass that must be chained to a prior renderer-level RCE, yet the vector scores PR:N. The PR:N reflects Chromium's convention of scoring the external attacker rather than the renderer-compromise precondition, so the real-world attack complexity is higher than AC:L implies. Supporting signals indicate low urgency: EPSS is 0.19% (8th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code is referenced. A patch is available from the vendor. In short, a genuinely useful bug for an attacker already inside the renderer sandbox, but not independently exploitable and not currently associated with active exploitation - patch on normal browser-update cadence rather than emergency timelines.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has already compromised a Chrome renderer process (via a separate, chained exploit) lures or has the victim load a crafted HTML page, which triggers the incorrect-authorization flaw in Chrome's Core component to escape renderer restrictions and reach otherwise-protected system resources. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, and there is no evidence of active exploitation.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026

An incorrect authorization flaw in the Core component of Google Chrome allows a crafted HTML page to bypass system access restrictions - but only after the attacker has already compromised the Chrome renderer process. This makes it a chained, second-stage sandbox escape rather than a standalone remote compromise: a separate renderer-level exploit is a hard prerequisite, and the victim must still load attacker-controlled content, which is why the assessed vector raises attack complexity to High (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, 6.1 base). No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and EPSS is low at 0.19% (8th percentile), but a vendor patch is available in Chrome 155.0.8059.39, so affected users should update without delay.

RemediationAI

Update Google Chrome to 155.0.8059.39 or later - vendor-released patch: 155.0.8059.39, documented in the Chrome stable channel advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html - and fully restart the browser so the new binary replaces the running renderer and browser processes. Enterprise administrators should force the update through their management console or auto-update policy and confirm the reported version shows 155.0.8059.39+ on all endpoints, including managed and BYOD installations, since the flaw is only reachable after an existing renderer compromise. No offline workaround restores the boundary once a renderer is compromised, so compensating controls are limited and carry trade-offs: enforcing strict site isolation and disabling unnecessary or untrusted web content sources, plus aggressive phishing/malicious-page blocking to deny the crafted HTML delivery step, reduces exposure to the chained scenario but does not fix the authorization defect; disabling JavaScript or sandbox-adjacent web features broadly would break normal browsing and is not recommended. Monitor the Chromium issue (https://issues.chromium.org/issues/551529559) for any updated technical detail and treat any future renderer RCE paired with this bug as a combined sandbox-escape risk requiring immediate patching.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 155.0.8059.39 <155.0.8059.39

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 155.0.8059.39

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Chrome runs web content inside a heavily sandboxed renderer process that is deliberately denied direct access to the filesystem, OS resources, and privileged browser services; the browser process mediates all such access through brokered IPC (historically Mojo interfaces), and site isolation keeps different origins in separate renderer processes. CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) describes the root-cause class here: a privilege check in the Core component failed to correctly authorize a request originating from the renderer, letting a URL/HTML-triggered code path reach functionality that should have been gated behind a stricter origin, permission, or browser-process validation. The CVSS scope change (S:C) reflects that the impact crosses a security boundary - the renderer sandbox - while confidentiality and integrity impact remain Low. Because the renderer must be compromised first, this bug functions as a post-exploitation escalation primitive that a separate renderer RCE would chain with to gain broader system access; the affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covering all Chrome builds below 155.0.8059.39 (tracked as EUVD-2026-93799).

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.7 MEDIUM

AC:H because exploitation depends on a prior renderer compromise; UI:R for the crafted-page visit and S:C for the renderer-to-system boundary crossing, with only Low C/I impact and no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Red Hat 8.8 HIGH

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Oct 13, 2026 - 19:38 NVD
6.1 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Oct 06, 2026 - 20:04 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 06, 2026 - 18:41 nvd
MEDIUM 6.1
CVE Published
Oct 06, 2026 - 18:41 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionNVD

Incorrect authorization in Core in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 92% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Google Chrome is the dominant desktop browser across nearly all environments
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

30
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +30
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

Vendor StatusVendor

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