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Google Chrome CVE-2026-95374

| EUVDEUVD-2026-89134 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-09-23 vendor:ubuntu GHSA-jph2-6xcq-hwf3
Medium
Disputed · 6.5 Vendor: vendor:ubuntu
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Lure victim to malicious web page
  2. Exploit
    Serve crafted content to browser
  3. Execution
    Trigger flaw in Chrome component
  4. Impact
    Impact within browser context

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Cannot be determined from the provided data - no description or CVSS vector specifies the required feature, protocol, configuration, or interaction. By analogy to typical Chrome desktop stable-channel fixes, exploitation would most likely require a user to visit or render attacker-controlled web content in the Chrome desktop browser, but this is unconfirmed. Limiting factors and exact prerequisites must be verified against the Chrome Releases advisory; treat the affected surface as the Chrome desktop stable channel prior to the Sep 2026 update.

Impact

This is a data-sparse entry: no description, no CVSS score/vector, and no CWE are published. The only actionable signal is that a fix is available in a Chrome Releases 'Stable Channel Update for Desktop' (Sep 2026) advisory, and the record was surfaced via vendor:ubuntu tracking. There is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC referenced, so all three real-time exploitation signals are absent or unknown. Because the vulnerability class, attack vector, and privilege requirements are unpublished, an evidence-based severity cannot be derived - historically, Chrome stable-channel fixes span the full range from moderate to critical (renderer memory-corruption RCE reachable from a malicious web page). The honest assessment is that risk cannot be ranked from the supplied data alone; however, given Chrome's ubiquity and browsers' broad remote attack surface, standard practice is to patch promptly rather than defer. Missing data explicitly: no CVSS vector to confirm attack vector/complexity/privileges, no EPSS to gauge exploitation probability, and no description to identify the vulnerable component - all must be verified against the linked Chrome Releases advisory once Google publishes per-CVE detail.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

Based on the typical shape of Chrome stable-channel desktop fixes, a plausible scenario is a victim navigating to an attacker-controlled or compromised web page that triggers the flaw in the browser. The specific mechanism cannot be confirmed because no description or CVSS vector is available, and no public POC is referenced in the provided data.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 24, 2026

Google Chrome desktop stable channel builds released before the September 2026 stable-channel update are affected by CVE-2026-95374, a security issue that Google addressed in that release. The entry is data-sparse: no description, no CVSS score, no CVSS vector, and no CWE classification have been published by the vendor or any other source in the provided intelligence, so the precise flaw class, attack surface, and impact cannot be characterized from the available data - exploitation conditions are unconfirmed, and by analogy to typical Chrome desktop stable-channel fixes the issue would most likely be reachable through a user rendering attacker-controlled web content, though this remains an assumption rather than an assessed fact. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; CVE-2026-95374 is not listed in CISA KEV in the provided data, and no proof-of-concept, EPSS value, or active-exploitation reporting accompanies this record. Anyone running a Chrome desktop stable build older than the September 2026 update should treat the release note as the authoritative source and patch promptly.

RemediationAI

The primary fix is to move to the Chrome desktop stable-channel build issued in Google's September 2026 stable-channel update, per the Chrome Releases advisory at http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0856730748.html - patch availability is confirmed by the vendor, but the exact fixed version number is not present in the provided data, so read the specific version from that advisory rather than assuming one. Apply the update through the normal Chrome auto-update path or your managed software-deployment channel, then verify the reported version matches the advisory, since silent update failures are a common reason hosts remain exposed; on Ubuntu, also apply the Chromium package update when Ubuntu publishes its notice for this CVE, and note that snap-packaged Chromium updates on a different cadence than upstream Chrome, so the two can diverge temporarily. If immediate updating is not possible, the actionable compensating controls are narrow: enforce an enterprise policy that blocks or restricts untrusted web content and disables risky plugin/extension surfaces for the interim, accepting that this degrades user functionality and does not substitute for the patch; restrict browsing on the affected host to trusted, allow-listed sites via proxy or DNS filtering, with the trade-off of significant usability and coverage gaps; and isolate at-risk browsing in a disposable, low-privilege environment that is rebuilt frequently, which reduces but does not eliminate exposure because the flaw may be reachable in normal rendering paths. Do not rely on content filtering alone - with no description or CWE available, the exact trigger cannot be characterized, so the only reliable remediation is applying the vendor update.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 154.0.8037.57 <154.0.8037.57

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 154.0.8037.57

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The only substantive technical anchor in this record is its provenance: the sole reference is Google's Chrome Releases blog post for the September 2026 stable-channel update for desktop, and the reporting vendor is recorded as Ubuntu. That combination is consistent with a browser-engine or component-level fix shipped in the Chrome stable channel, with Ubuntu's security team either reporting or tracking the issue because Chromium is shipped as a snap/package on Ubuntu. No description, CPE string, or CWE is provided, so the underlying technology (whether V8, Blink, the network stack, GPU/IPC sandbox layers, or another Chromium component) cannot be identified from the data at hand; the vulnerable component should be read out of the Chrome Releases advisory itself. Likewise, the root-cause class cannot be assigned without the CWE - the input contains neither an explicit CWE mapping nor wording that would let one be inferred responsibly. The affected surface should be treated as the Chrome desktop stable channel prior to the September 2026 update; the data does not support any narrower claim about which platforms, channels (Beta/Dev/Canary), or Chromium derivatives are impacted.

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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)
Vendor (vendor:ubuntu) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SUSE CRITICAL
Red Hat 6.5 MEDIUM

vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.

CVSS VectorVendor: vendor:ubuntu

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
CVSS changed
Oct 01, 2026 - 17:37 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Sep 23, 2026 - 00:00 cve.org
MEDIUM

DescriptionCVE.org

[Unknown description]

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 87% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Google Chrome is among the most widely deployed desktop browsers worldwide
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
High

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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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