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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79141

| EUVDEUVD-2026-66017 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-chx5-922j-v4jx
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

User interaction is required to visit a crafted page (UI:R); no scope change and confidentiality-only limited impact reflect partial same-origin policy bypass without write or availability consequences.

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 - 00:25 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

Incorrect authorization in Browser 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

Incorrect authorization in Google Chrome's browser component prior to version 152.0.7977.65 allows web origin policy bypass via a crafted HTML page. Remote unauthenticated attackers can exploit this flaw by inducing a user to visit a malicious page, resulting in limited cross-origin data reads - a breach of the same-origin policy, which is a foundational browser security boundary. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Host crafted HTML page on attacker-controlled domain
Delivery
Deliver link via phishing or malicious ad
Exploit
Victim clicks link in Chrome < 152.0.7977.65
Execution
Chrome misapplies origin authorization check
Impact
Attacker JavaScript reads limited cross-origin data

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires that the victim actively visit a crafted HTML page in an affected Chrome browser (version prior to 152.0.7977.65), confirmed by 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) reflects a meaningful but constrained flaw: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker hosts a specially crafted HTML page that triggers Chrome's incorrect authorization check, causing the browser to improperly evaluate origin permissions. The attacker lures a target user to visit this page via a phishing link or a malicious ad, at which point the browser incorrectly permits cross-origin data reads that the same-origin policy should block. …
Remediation Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, which contains the vendor-released patch for this issue. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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