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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79184

| EUVDEUVD-2026-66022 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-2qxw-wfpc-x6cp
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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3.1 LOW

Renderer process compromise prerequisite raises complexity to AC:H; PR:N and UI:R per description; C:L only with no integrity or availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/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 - 00:26 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

Missing authorization in Preload in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

AnalysisAI

Missing authorization in Chrome's Preload subsystem (CWE-862) allows an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to bypass the web origin policy via a crafted HTML page, affecting all Chrome desktop versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. The bypass results in limited cross-origin data disclosure (confidentiality impact only). …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Exploit separate renderer vulnerability to achieve renderer compromise
Delivery
Deliver crafted HTML page to victim
Exploit
Trigger Preload missing authorization check
Execution
Bypass web origin policy from compromised renderer
Impact
Exfiltrate cross-origin data

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires two sequential conditions: (1) the attacker must have already achieved renderer process compromise through a separate vulnerability - this is not a default or trivially reached state; and (2) a user must visit a crafted HTML page (UI:R), providing the trigger for the Preload authorization bypass. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N nominally suggests a straightforward, low-complexity network attack requiring only user interaction, but this framing substantially overstates accessibility: the description explicitly conditions exploitation on a prior renderer process compromise, a non-trivial prerequisite that makes the real-world attack chain considerably more complex than AC:L implies. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker first compromises the Chrome renderer process through a separate, independent vulnerability, then serves the victim a crafted HTML page that triggers the missing authorization check in the Preload subsystem. The compromised renderer reads cross-origin data it should not be permitted to access, bypassing the Same-Origin Policy and potentially exposing session tokens or page content from other origins. …
Remediation Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later via the Chrome stable channel (https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html); this is the vendor-confirmed fix. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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