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Google Chrome CVE-2026-78894

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65885 LOW
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CWE-367)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-qg44-f5xj-9rhx
3.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome

Severity by source

Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
3.1 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI
3.1 LOW

Network-delivered via crafted page (AV:N); race condition plus renderer pre-compromise raises complexity (AC:H); no host credentials needed (PR:N); user must visit page (UI:R); only partial confidentiality loss, no integrity or availability impact.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 22:35 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 20:23 NVD
3.1 (LOW)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
LOW 3.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Race condition in Payments in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

Cross-origin data leakage in Google Chrome's Payments subsystem, affecting all versions prior to 152.0.7977.65, stems from a TOCTOU race condition exploitable by an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process. By delivering a crafted HTML page, the attacker can race the Payments component to read data across origin boundaries, violating the Same-Origin Policy. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Deliver renderer exploit via crafted page
Delivery
Compromise Chrome renderer process
Exploit
Load crafted HTML targeting Payments API
Execution
Race TOCTOU window in Payments subsystem
Impact
Read cross-origin data from victim context

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires two compounding preconditions: first, the attacker must already have compromised the Chrome renderer process (e.g., via a separate renderer vulnerability), and second, the user must visit a crafted HTML page that exercises the Payments subsystem, providing the UI:R interaction. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS base score of 3.1 (Low) is consistent with the constrained exploitation prerequisites: AC:H reflects both the race condition timing requirement and the need for a pre-compromised renderer, while C:L limits impact to partial confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability impact. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker first compromises a Chrome renderer process - for example via a separate memory-corruption bug in a content parser - then serves a crafted HTML page that triggers concurrent operations in the Payments subsystem. By winning the race between the time-of-check and time-of-use, the attacker reads data belonging to a cross-origin context, potentially leaking payment form data, authentication tokens, or other sensitive page content from a different origin. …
Remediation Vendor-released patch: Google Chrome 152.0.7977.65. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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