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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79177

| EUVDEUVD-2026-66056 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-g6rq-p3wf-235m
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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6.1 MEDIUM

AC:H reflects required renderer pre-compromise chain; S:C reflects sandbox escape to system; C:N and A:N match stated impact of integrity bypass only.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 27, 2026 - 18:33 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 27, 2026 - 17:22 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Incorrect authorization in Media in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

AnalysisAI

Incorrect authorization in Google Chrome's Media component on Windows enables a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to bypass OS-level system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. Affected are all Chrome versions prior to 152.0.7977.65 on Windows. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Deliver crafted HTML page to target
Delivery
Exploit separate renderer vulnerability
Exploit
Gain code execution in sandboxed renderer
Execution
Trigger Media authorization bypass
Persist
Escape renderer sandbox
Impact
Access restricted Windows system resources

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires two chained conditions: (1) the attacker must already have achieved code execution within Chrome's renderer process via a separate, unrelated vulnerability - this is a non-trivial prerequisite that substantially limits the exploitable population; (2) the victim must be running Chrome on Windows (not macOS, Linux, Android, or iOS), specifically a version prior to 152.0.7977.65. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The NVD CVSS score of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) warrants scrutiny. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker crafts a malicious HTML page that first exploits a separate renderer vulnerability to gain code execution within Chrome's sandboxed renderer process on a Windows host; once inside the renderer, the attacker leverages this Media authorization bypass to issue privileged calls that cross the sandbox boundary and access Windows system resources. No public proof-of-concept code has been identified at time of analysis, but the two-stage chain is a well-understood class of browser exploitation.
Remediation Vendor-released patch: Chrome 152.0.7977.65. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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