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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79238

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65952 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-fv55-2p8j-mhm4
Medium
Disputed · 4.3 Vendor: Chrome
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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

Requires active user installation of a malicious extension (UI:R); impact is confidentiality-only origin-policy bypass with no integrity or availability consequence.

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
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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

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 27, 2026 - 23:02 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

Incorrect authorization in ServiceWorker in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass web origin policy via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

Incorrect authorization in Chrome's ServiceWorker component (CWE-863) allows remote unauthenticated attackers who can socially engineer a user into installing a crafted Chrome extension to bypass the web origin policy, resulting in limited cross-origin data exposure. All Chrome releases prior to 152.0.7977.65 are affected across platforms; a vendor patch is available. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires two concrete prerequisites: (1) the target user must be running Google Chrome at a version prior to 152.0.7977.65, and (2) the attacker must successfully socially engineer the user into installing a crafted Chrome extension - a non-trivial step that Chrome may warn against for extensions sourced outside the Web Store. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.3 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) captures the essential tension in this vulnerability: the attack is network-reachable with low complexity and requires no attacker privileges, but mandatory user interaction (UI:R) and a scope-unchanged impact cap significantly constrain real-world exploitability. … 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 The primary remediation is to upgrade Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later via the vendor stable channel update documented at http://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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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Critical
Product Status
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 Fixed
openSUSE Leap 16.0 Fixed
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 Affected

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