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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79046

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65856 MEDIUM
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CWE-367)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-2fjv-4hm5-6j23
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-delivered via crafted page; user interaction required for social engineering; no integrity or availability impact, only limited cross-origin confidentiality disclosure.

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

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 - 02:44 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 28, 2026 - 00:22 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

Race condition in Permissions in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

Race condition in Google Chrome's Permissions component on Android allows a remote attacker, through social engineering, to bypass the web origin policy and access limited cross-origin data. Affected are all Chrome for Android versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Deliver crafted HTML page via phishing
Delivery
Victim opens page in Chrome for Android
Exploit
Social engineering triggers permission dialog interaction
Execution
Race condition fires during permission check
Persist
Web origin policy bypassed
Impact
Limited cross-origin data accessed

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim to be running Google Chrome for Android with a version below 152.0.7977.65 and to interact with a crafted HTML page - for example, by clicking a permission prompt triggered by the attacker. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 score of 4.3 (Medium) reflects a network-accessible, low-complexity attack requiring user interaction with no privileges needed and limited confidentiality impact. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker crafts a malicious HTML page that triggers a permission request dialog at a precise timing window to exploit the TOCTOU race condition in Chrome's permission enforcement on Android. The attacker distributes the page via phishing or a compromised ad network, socially engineering the victim into interacting with it (e.g., clicking an allow button). …
Remediation Update Google Chrome for Android to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, which contains the vendor-released patch. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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