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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79006

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65870 MEDIUM
Protection Mechanism Failure (CWE-693)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-x59q-wjwf-gr37
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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4.3 MEDIUM

Network-exploitable via crafted traffic requiring user interaction; impact is limited to partial confidentiality disclosure with no integrity or availability effect.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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 27, 2026 - 23:08 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 27, 2026 - 20:37 NVD
4.3 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.3
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Protection mechanism failure in HttpsUpgrades in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to bypass web origin policy via crafted network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

HttpsUpgrades protection mechanism failure in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 enables remote attackers to bypass the browser's web origin policy via crafted network traffic. The vulnerability affects all desktop Chrome installations before the patched stable channel release and requires user interaction to trigger, consistent with CVSS UI:R. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires a victim running Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 and active user interaction with web content (UI:R per CVSS vector), meaning the victim must be actively browsing rather than passively connected. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N accurately reflects a moderate-severity finding: network-reachable, low complexity, no privileges required, but constrained by mandatory user interaction and limited to partial confidentiality impact with no integrity or availability consequences. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Upgrade Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, the patched stable channel release documented at https://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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