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Google Chrome CVE-2026-78991

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65873 MEDIUM
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CWE-367)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-mx4f-pjm3-x629
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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5.3 MEDIUM

Network delivery via crafted HTML page; AC:H for race condition timing and renderer-compromise prerequisite; UI:R required; confidentiality-only impact.

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 20:28 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 20:23 NVD
5.3 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.3
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Race condition in WebProtect in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

WebProtect race condition in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 exposes sensitive information to attackers who have already achieved renderer process compromise. The flaw (CWE-367 TOCTOU) enables a second-stage information disclosure step within a broader browser exploitation chain, requiring a victim to interact with a crafted HTML page. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
User visits attacker-crafted HTML page
Delivery
Separate renderer exploit achieves renderer compromise
Exploit
Race condition triggered in WebProtect subsystem
Execution
Timing window won between check and use
Impact
Sensitive information leaked to attacker

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires two compounding conditions: first, the attacker must have already achieved compromise of the Chrome renderer process (a significant prerequisite typically requiring a separate, distinct browser vulnerability); second, the victim user must navigate to or be served a crafted HTML page. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment Real-world risk is moderate-to-low despite the High confidentiality impact in CVSS. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker operating within an already-compromised Chrome renderer process - achieved via a separate vulnerability - serves or manipulates a crafted HTML page to trigger a race condition in the WebProtect subsystem, winning the timing window to read sensitive memory or data protected by WebProtect before the security check resolves. No public exploit code for this specific race condition has been identified, and the high attack complexity means reliable exploitation requires precise timing, making opportunistic mass exploitation unlikely.
Remediation Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, as released in the stable channel update detailed at http://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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