Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAttacker hosts crafted HTML page
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DeliveryDelivers link via phishing or malvertising
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ExploitUser visits page in unpatched Chrome
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ExecutionSite Isolation boundary improperly enforced
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ImpactAttacker reads limited cross-origin data from victim browser
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Protection mechanism completeness
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the target to be running Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 on a desktop platform and to actively visit a specially crafted HTML page served by the attacker - mandatory user interaction (UI:R per CVSS vector). No authentication, credentials, or elevated privileges are required of the attacker (PR:N). No non-default browser configuration or feature flag is specified as a prerequisite in available data; Chrome's default Site Isolation mode is the assumed operational state. Key limiting factors: the attack is non-automatable (SSVC confirmed), meaning drive-by mass exploitation without user engagement is not viable; scope is unchanged (S:U), meaning the attacker cannot pivot from the browser to the underlying OS through this flaw alone; and impact is constrained to partial confidentiality (C:L) and limited availability (A:L) with no integrity compromise, capping the attacker's achievable gain from a single exploitation event. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L reflects a network-reachable, low-complexity attack requiring one deliberate user action (visiting a page), yielding only partial confidentiality and limited availability impact without scope change. These metrics alone would suggest moderate urgency. However, cross-referencing with additional signals substantially reduces real-world priority: EPSS at 0.22% (13th percentile) places this well below the threshold for active exploitation trending; CISA SSVC explicitly rates exploitation as 'none' and the attack as non-automatable, consistent with the required user interaction; and no CISA KEV listing or POC code is identified. The 'Automatable: no' SSVC determination aligns with UI:R - mass exploitation campaigns are structurally hampered. The Tags field lists 'Authentication Bypass,' which appears to reference the site isolation boundary bypass rather than credential or session bypass in the traditional sense. The A:L (availability) component is not clearly explained by the description alone; it is accepted from the NVD vector but its mechanism is unconfirmed. Net assessment: this is a genuine but non-urgent medium-severity issue - patch in the next standard cycle; no emergency response warranted. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker registers a domain and hosts a crafted HTML page engineered to trigger the Site Isolation implementation flaw - for example, a page that manipulates frame navigation or origin assignment to escape process isolation. The attacker distributes the link via phishing email or malicious advertisement. A target running an unpatched Chrome visits the page, causing the browser to improperly isolate the malicious origin and allowing the attacker to read a limited portion of cross-origin data from another site the user has open or recently visited. No public proof-of-concept has been identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 31, 2026
Site Isolation bypass in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to circumvent the browser's cross-origin process isolation boundary by luring a user to a specially crafted HTML page. The flaw produces partial confidentiality loss - limited cross-origin data exposure - with no integrity impact and constrained scope (S:U per CVSS). No public exploit code exists, CISA SSVC confirms exploitation status as 'none,' and EPSS sits at 0.22% (13th percentile), collectively indicating low near-term exploitation probability despite the ubiquitous deployment footprint of Chrome.
RemediationAI
Update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later - the vendor-released patch confirmed by the stable channel advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html. On consumer endpoints, Chrome's auto-update mechanism will apply the fix without user action beyond restarting the browser. Enterprise administrators using Chrome Browser Cloud Management or Group Policy should verify the managed fleet has received 151.0.7922.72 via the chrome://policy or chrome://version endpoints. No documented workaround exists for this Site Isolation implementation flaw; disabling Site Isolation (via --disable-site-isolation-trials flag) would eliminate the attack surface but would also remove Spectre mitigations and is strongly contraindicated in production environments. The patch is the only advisable remediation path.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Site Isolation is a Chromium security architecture that assigns each web origin its own renderer process, preventing cross-origin memory reads and Spectre-class side-channel attacks. CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure) identifies the root cause: a flaw in the implementation logic of Site Isolation itself - not a bypass of a peripheral control, but a defect in the core isolation mechanism. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* confirms all Chrome builds across Windows, macOS, and Linux prior to 151.0.7922.72 are within scope. The Chromium bug tracker reference (issues.chromium.org/issues/513478933) is the upstream issue, though its contents are likely restricted per standard Chrome security policy. The 'inappropriate implementation' language used by Google typically indicates incorrect enforcement of a security invariant - such as incorrect process assignment for a particular frame type, navigation case, or origin condition - rather than a full architectural hole.
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Severity by source
Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Site isolation bypass is a confidentiality concern only; no integrity or availability mechanism is identifiable from the description, so A:N.
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: Chrome
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4DescriptionCVE.org
Inappropriate implementation in Site Isolation in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Related Vulnerabilities in Google Chrome Multiple Security Flaws
View all 80Same weakness CWE-693 – Protection Mechanism Failure
View allSame technique Authentication Bypass
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SUSE
Severity: Critical| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
EUVD-2026-50728
GHSA-f9xc-4vwc-v58g
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