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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-65950

| CVE-2026-79023 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-r233-6c24-vgv4
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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6.5 MEDIUM

Network-delivered via crafted HTML, no attacker privileges needed, victim must visit the page (UI:R); impact is confidentiality-only with no integrity or availability effect.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 20:29 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 20:23 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Incorrect authorization in Editing 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)

AnalysisAI

Incorrect authorization in Chrome's Editing component (prior to 152.0.7977.65) permits remote attackers to read sensitive information by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page. The flaw (CWE-863) affects all Chrome versions across all platforms below the fixed release, with a high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability consequence. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Craft malicious HTML page exploiting Editing authz flaw
Delivery
Deliver URL to victim via phishing or malvertising
Exploit
Victim visits page in unpatched Chrome
Execution
Incorrect authorization bypass fires in Editing component
Persist
Sensitive cross-origin data read by attacker page
Impact
Data exfiltrated to attacker-controlled server

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim to actively visit an attacker-controlled or compromised HTML page using an unpatched version of Chrome (prior to 152.0.7977.65); user interaction is mandatory and confirmed by UI:R in the CVSS vector. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N yields a Medium score of 6.5. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker registers a malicious domain or compromises a legitimate site and serves a crafted HTML page that triggers the incorrect authorization flaw in Chrome's Editing component. A targeted victim is lured to the page via a phishing email or malicious advertisement, and upon visiting, the page reads sensitive information - potentially cross-origin data accessible through the editing context - and silently exfiltrates it to an attacker-controlled server. …
Remediation Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, the patched release confirmed by the vendor's stable channel advisory at 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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