Attack ChainAIDerived
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AccessDeliver crafted HTML page via phishing
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ExploitVictim navigates to attacker-controlled page in Chrome
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ExecutionNavigation authorization check fails to enforce origin policy
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ImpactAttacker reads limited cross-origin data from victim browser context
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires that the victim actively navigate to a crafted HTML page - user interaction is mandatory and confirmed by UI:R in the CVSS vector. The attacker requires no account, credentials, or prior access to the victim's browser or network (PR:N, AV:N). The victim must be running Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65 on any supported platform. No special non-default Chrome configuration or feature flag is identified as a prerequisite. Limiting factors include the requirement for social engineering to deliver the crafted page, the absence of integrity or availability impact, and the confined confidentiality exposure (C:L), which means practical exploitation yields only partial cross-origin data rather than full session compromise. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (Medium) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, indicating a network-reachable flaw requiring no attacker privileges and low attack complexity, but constrained by a mandatory user interaction (UI:R) and a limited confidentiality impact with no integrity or availability consequences. EPSS is 0.29% at the 21st percentile, consistent with a medium-severity browser bug that requires social engineering to deliver and yields only partial data exposure. CVE is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. No POC is referenced in available intelligence. The combination of low EPSS, no KEV, UI:R requirement, and C:L-only impact classifies this as a real but lower-priority browser vulnerability - meaningful for high-assurance environments handling sensitive cross-origin data, but not an emergency for standard enterprise patch cycles. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag is consistent with the origin-policy bypass nature but should not be conflated with authentication credential bypass. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker hosts a crafted HTML page on an attacker-controlled domain and delivers its URL to a target via phishing, malvertising, or social engineering. When the victim navigates to the page in an unpatched Chrome browser, the malicious page exploits the authorization flaw in the Navigation subsystem to read limited data from a cross-origin context - for example, inferring user session state or partial content from a same-browser tab or frame. No public proof-of-concept exploit is referenced in available intelligence. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 28, 2026
Incorrect authorization in the Navigation subsystem of Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65 enables remote attackers to bypass the browser's web origin policy by luring a victim to a crafted HTML page. The flaw, classified under CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), allows partial cross-origin data reads (limited confidentiality impact per CVSS C:L). No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, and the low EPSS score of 0.29% (21st percentile) reflects a currently low real-world exploitation probability. Vendor-released patch 152.0.7977.65 is available.
RemediationAI
Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, which resolves this flaw per the vendor's stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html. Chrome's auto-update mechanism will distribute the patch; organizations managing enterprise fleets should verify deployment via policy or endpoint tooling. If immediate upgrade is not possible, a compensating control is to enforce web content filtering or proxy rules to block access to untrusted or unsanctioned external HTML content, reducing exposure to crafted pages - though this carries operational trade-offs for users who routinely browse external sites. Restricting access to sensitive cross-origin resources (e.g., via CORP/COEP headers on internal applications) reduces the impact of a successful bypass even without patching.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability resides in Chrome's Navigation component, which is responsible for managing page transitions and enforcing browser security boundaries including the Same-Origin Policy (SOP). CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) indicates that the authorization check logic in this subsystem incorrectly evaluates or enforces access control during navigation events, potentially permitting a document from one origin to read resources or state from another origin in violation of SOP. The affected product is identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covering all Chrome versions on all platforms prior to 152.0.7977.65. This class of browser navigation bypass is particularly sensitive because SOP is the foundational isolation mechanism protecting user sessions, cookies, and cross-site data in all web applications.
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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:N
Network-delivered via crafted page (AV:N), user must visit it (UI:R), no attacker privileges needed (PR:N), impact limited to partial confidentiality read with no integrity or availability effect.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
Incorrect authorization in Navigation 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)
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Same weakness CWE-863 – Incorrect Authorization
View allSame technique Authentication Bypass
View allVendor StatusVendor
SUSE
Severity: Critical| Product | Status |
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| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
EUVD-2026-65851
GHSA-4gfx-v2gw-qrh8
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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