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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79196

| EUVDEUVD-2026-66027 MEDIUM
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CWE-367)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-6jm2-4q47-8grp
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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5.3 MEDIUM

Network-delivered via crafted page (AV:N), race condition requires precise timing (AC:H), no auth needed (PR:N), user must visit page (UI:R), impact limited to information disclosure with no integrity or availability effect.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 19:31 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 19:23 NVD
5.3 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Race condition in Editing in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

AnalysisAI

Race condition in Google Chrome's Editing component prior to version 152.0.7977.65 enables remote attackers who successfully socially engineer a victim to visit a crafted HTML page to extract sensitive information from the browser. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) shows the attack is network-delivered but requires high complexity timing and explicit user interaction, limiting real-world exploitability. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Social engineer victim to open crafted HTML page
Delivery
Load page in unpatched Chrome
Exploit
JavaScript triggers Editing component race window
Execution
Attacker wins TOCTOU timing
Impact
Sensitive browser data extracted

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires two concrete preconditions: the victim must be running Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65, and must be successfully socially engineered into visiting an attacker-controlled crafted HTML page (UI:R per CVSS). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS Medium score of 5.3 is driven primarily by a High confidentiality impact, but the remaining metrics substantially constrain real-world exploitability: AC:H demands precise race-condition timing that is inherently unreliable, and UI:R means the attack cannot proceed without a victim actively visiting the attacker's page. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker crafts a malicious HTML page that embeds JavaScript designed to trigger a precise timing window in Chrome's Editing component - for example, by rapidly toggling editable regions while racing a read operation against a security boundary check. The victim is lured to the page via a phishing email or malicious advertisement, loading it in an unpatched Chrome browser and allowing the attacker to potentially extract sensitive in-browser data such as content from cross-origin frames or protected memory regions. …
Remediation The primary fix is upgrading Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, available through Chrome's built-in auto-update mechanism or the stable channel advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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