What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-79070?

CVE-2026-79070 has a contested CVSS base score of 4.3 from a third party (e.g. CISA-ADP), while the vendor rates it Medium. vuln.today uses the vendor rating as authoritative.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-79070?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2026-79070. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Google Chrome CVE-2026-79070

EUVD-2026-65957 MEDIUM

Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference (CWE-706)

2026-08-25 Chrome

GHSA-2wj8-m6pj-6v7x

Google Authentication Bypass Suse

Medium

Disputed · 4.3 Vendor: Chrome

Severity by source

Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)

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

4.3 MEDIUM

Network-delivered via crafted page (AV:N), user click required (UI:R), no auth needed (PR:N), limited cross-origin read only (C:L), no integrity or availability impact.

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

SUSE

CRITICAL

qualitative

vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.

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

Analysis Generated

Aug 27, 2026 - 23:07 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

Incorrect reference resolution in Cache in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

Web origin policy bypass in Google Chrome's cache component affects all versions prior to 152.0.7977.65, exploitable by a remote unauthenticated attacker who tricks a user into visiting a crafted HTML page. The incorrect reference resolution (CWE-706) in the cache layer allows cross-origin data to be read, constituting a Same-Origin Policy bypass with limited confidentiality impact. …

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Exploitation	Exploitation requires a victim user to actively visit or be redirected to a crafted HTML page controlled by the attacker - user interaction is mandatory (CVSS UI:R). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment	The CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium) is consistent with a network-accessible, user-interaction-dependent flaw with limited confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability consequence. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation	Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later using the browser's built-in update mechanism (Menu > Help > About Google Chrome) or via enterprise deployment tools (Google Update, WSUS integration). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.