What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-79192?

CVE-2026-79192 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-2026-79192?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2026-79192. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Google Chrome CVE-2026-79192

EUVD-2026-65865 MEDIUM

Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

2026-08-25 Chrome

GHSA-56rx-6w6r-4xr2

Authentication Bypass Google 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 delivery via crafted traffic (AV:N), no attacker privileges needed (PR:N), user interaction required (UI:R), partial read-only confidentiality impact 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 - 23:04 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

Improper input validation in Variations in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to potentially bypass web origin policy via crafted network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

Web origin policy bypass in Google Chrome's Variations component (the Finch A/B testing and feature-flag delivery system) affects all Chrome versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. A remote attacker can deliver crafted network traffic to a user running a vulnerable browser version, potentially circumventing same-origin protections and reading cross-origin data. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation	User interaction is required - the victim must be actively using Chrome when the crafted network traffic is delivered (CVSS UI:R). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment	The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) yields a Medium score of 4.3, reflecting network reachability with no privilege requirement but mandatory user interaction and limited confidentiality impact only. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario	Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation	Vendor-released patch: Chrome 152.0.7977.65. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.