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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79234

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65972 MEDIUM
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') (CWE-74)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-w8j3-5x2h-w9cq
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:H/I:N/A:N
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6.5 MEDIUM

Network delivery via crafted web page with no attacker privileges; UI:R required; confidentiality-only impact with no integrity or availability consequence.

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 20:41 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 20:23 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Injection in CSS in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to potentially obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

CSS injection in Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65 enables a remote attacker to extract sensitive information from a victim's browser session by delivering a crafted HTML page. The CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N vector confirms unauthenticated network delivery requiring only that the victim navigate to attacker-controlled content, with high confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability consequences. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Attacker crafts malicious HTML with CSS injection payload
Delivery
Deliver link via phishing or malvertising
Exploit
Victim navigates to page in unpatched Chrome
Execution
CSS engine evaluates injected attribute selectors
Impact
Sensitive DOM values exfiltrated via url() callbacks to attacker server

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires that a victim user actively navigate to a crafted HTML page controlled by the attacker - this is the UI:R condition that prevents fully automated exploitation. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 6.5 Medium score reflects the combination of network reachability and high confidentiality impact offset by mandatory user interaction (UI:R), which prevents fully automated, drive-by exploitation without some social engineering step. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker crafts an HTML page embedding CSS injection payloads - for example, attribute selector rules with url() callbacks to an attacker-controlled server - targeting sensitive data values present in the DOM of the page being rendered. The victim is lured to visit the malicious page through a phishing link or malvertising, and the Chrome CSS engine evaluates the injected selectors, triggering network requests that encode and exfiltrate the targeted data to the attacker. …
Remediation Upgrade Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later; this is the vendor-confirmed fix per the stable channel update 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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