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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79264

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65886 MEDIUM
Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference (CWE-706)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-vh9m-j2cp-288g
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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4.3 MEDIUM

Remote network attack via crafted page requires user interaction; confidentiality impact is low with no integrity or availability dimension confirmed by description.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

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 - 23:01 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 reference resolution in Preload in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

Incorrect reference resolution in Chrome's Preload subsystem (versions prior to 152.0.7977.65) allows remote attackers to bypass the Same-Origin Policy by serving a crafted HTML page to a victim. The vulnerability is limited to confidentiality impact at the low tier - an attacker can read a constrained subset of cross-origin data but cannot modify content or cause a denial of service. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The attack requires a victim user to actively navigate to or load an attacker-controlled HTML page - confirmed by the CVSS UI:R metric. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium) accurately captures the limited blast radius: the attack requires user interaction (UI:R), yields only low confidentiality impact (C:L), and has no integrity or availability dimension. … 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 Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, which contains the vendor-released patch as documented in the Chrome Stable Channel advisory (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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