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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79260

| EUVDEUVD-2026-66086 MEDIUM
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-cpwj-484x-44xf
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
vuln.today AI
5.3 MEDIUM

AC:H reflects the mandatory renderer-compromise prerequisite; C:H retained because cross-origin cookie theft yields high confidentiality impact if chain completes.

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: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

3
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 20:54 vuln.today
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

Improper input validation in Cookies 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

Cookie input validation bypass in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 enables an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to circumvent web origin policy restrictions. Exploitation requires a second-stage attack where a separately compromised renderer is leveraged via a crafted HTML page, making this a chained exploit component rather than a standalone initial-access vulnerability. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Deliver malicious web page to victim
Delivery
Exploit separate renderer vulnerability
Exploit
Achieve renderer process code execution
Execution
Craft malformed cookie payload exploiting CVE-2026-79260
Persist
Bypass Same-Origin Policy
Impact
Exfiltrate cross-origin session cookies

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires two distinct preconditions: first, the attacker must have already achieved code execution within a Chrome renderer process through a separate, independent vulnerability - this is a non-trivial prerequisite that substantially limits the exploitable population. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) overstates standalone exploitability because the NVD vector does not encode the critical prerequisite: the attacker must have already compromised the renderer process, which typically requires a separate, independent exploit. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker who has separately exploited a memory-corruption or logic bug in Chrome's renderer process (for example, via a malicious or attacker-controlled web page) uses this cookie validation flaw as a second stage: the compromised renderer submits a crafted HTML page containing malformed cookie data to exfiltrate session cookies or authentication tokens belonging to a different origin, bypassing SOP. No public proof-of-concept code for this specific CVE has been identified at time of analysis, making opportunistic exploitation unlikely without the renderer-compromise prerequisite.
Remediation The primary fix is upgrading Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, which is confirmed available via the vendor 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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