Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessRegister malicious domain
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DeliveryHost crafted HTML page with exploit script
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ExploitLure victim via phishing or malvertising
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ExecutionVictim opens page in vulnerable Chrome
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PersistDOM authorization bypass triggered on page render
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ImpactSensitive DOM data exfiltrated to attacker
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
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 | The attacker must induce the target user to visit a crafted HTML page using a vulnerable Chrome version (prior to 152.0.7977.65) - user interaction is mandatory (UI:R per CVSS). No authentication or special privileges are required on the attacker's side (PR:N). Exploitation is limited strictly to confidentiality impact; no code execution, data modification, or denial of service is possible through this flaw. The flaw is specific to Chrome's DOM implementation and does not affect other browsers. The social-engineering prerequisite (user must actively navigate to the malicious page) represents the primary limiting factor for realistic exploitation, preventing automated or drive-by mass targeting without an initial delivery vector. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N scores 6.5, reflecting low attack complexity and no required privileges but mandatory user interaction - the victim must visit a crafted page. Confidentiality impact is High while Integrity and Availability are unaffected, classifying this as a pure information-disclosure flaw. EPSS at 0.36% (28th percentile) is notably low for a Chrome-class vulnerability, and the CVE is absent from CISA KEV, with no public exploit identified. The required UI:R gating limits automated mass exploitation and aligns with the low EPSS signal. Real-world priority is moderate: the High confidentiality impact warrants patching, but the social-engineering prerequisite and absence of any exploitation evidence makes this lower urgency than Chrome flaws with active KEV listings. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A threat actor hosts a crafted HTML page containing JavaScript that triggers the DOM authorization bypass to read sensitive cross-origin or privileged DOM properties. The victim is lured via phishing or malvertising to navigate to the page in a vulnerable Chrome version; upon render, the script silently exfiltrates accessible data without requiring any further user action beyond the initial page visit. No public proof-of-concept has been identified, but the low attack complexity (AC:L) suggests exploitation would be straightforward once the specific vulnerable DOM access path is identified by a researcher. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 26, 2026
Incorrect DOM authorization in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 enables remote unauthenticated attackers to exfiltrate sensitive information by luring a user to a crafted HTML page. The flaw (CWE-863) bypasses DOM-level permission checks, resulting in High confidentiality impact with no integrity or availability consequences. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and EPSS at 0.36% (28th percentile) indicates minimal observed exploitation pressure despite the patch now being available from Google.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later via the browser's built-in update mechanism (Help > About Google Chrome) or the stable channel release documented at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html. Enterprise administrators should push the update through Google Admin Console or their endpoint management platform. As a compensating control prior to patching, restricting navigation to untrusted external sites via web content filtering or DNS-level blocking can reduce exposure at the cost of limiting general browsing. Enabling Chrome's Site Isolation policy (already default on desktop) may constrain the scope of cross-origin data leakage but does not remediate the underlying DOM authorization flaw. No workarounds are documented in the advisory as substitutes for the patch.
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Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability resides in Chrome's Document Object Model (DOM) authorization subsystem, which governs what scripts and resources can access within a rendered page context. CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) indicates the authorization logic fails to properly validate whether a requesting principal holds permission to access a specific DOM resource or property, potentially allowing cross-origin or privileged data to leak to an attacker-controlled script. All Google Chrome versions are affected via CPE cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, covering desktop platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux) up to but not including 152.0.7977.65. This class of DOM authorization flaw can manifest when same-origin enforcement or content security policy gates are inconsistently applied across DOM APIs, enabling out-of-bounds property reads.
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Severity by source
Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Network-delivered via crafted page requiring active user navigation; pure confidentiality impact with no integrity, availability, or scope change.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
Incorrect authorization in DOM in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information 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
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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-2026-65937
GHSA-84mv-vq26-wvmx
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