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Google Chrome CVE-2026-78954

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65817 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-6j37-mh6c-p74w
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Severity by source

Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI
4.7 MEDIUM

Renderer-compromise prerequisite elevates AC to H; same-origin policy bypass crosses security boundaries warranting S:C; integrity impact added for potential cross-origin write capability.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 28, 2026 - 02:42 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 28, 2026 - 00:22 NVD
4.3 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Incorrect authorization in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

AnalysisAI

Incorrect authorization in the Chrome Extensions subsystem (CWE-863) allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to bypass the web origin policy by delivering a crafted HTML page, affecting all Chrome desktop versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. Chromium rated this High severity despite the NVD CVSS base score of 4.3, because the same-origin policy bypass has meaningful privacy implications even though it requires a pre-compromised renderer as a prerequisite. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Identify separate Chrome renderer vulnerability
Delivery
Deliver initial exploit via malicious webpage
Exploit
Compromise renderer process
Execution
Craft HTML triggering Extensions authorization flaw
Persist
Bypass web same-origin policy
Impact
Exfiltrate cross-origin sensitive data

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires that the attacker has already achieved code execution within the Chrome renderer process - either via a separate, concurrently exploited renderer vulnerability or through another pre-existing compromise mechanism. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The NVD CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N = 4.3) materially understates the attack complexity: the description explicitly requires a pre-compromised Chrome renderer process, which contradicts AC:L and PR:N. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker first exploits a separate renderer-process vulnerability in a victim's Chrome browser (via a malicious or compromised website), gaining code execution within the sandboxed renderer. From that position, they serve a crafted HTML page that invokes the flawed Extensions authorization path, bypassing the same-origin policy and reading sensitive cross-origin resources - such as authenticated session data or page content from a banking or intranet origin open in another tab. …
Remediation Upgrade Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later; this is the vendor-confirmed fixed release per the Chrome stable-channel update advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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