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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DeliveryVictim navigates to malicious URL
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ExploitWebProtect authorization logic incorrectly evaluates request
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ExecutionSystem access restriction bypassed
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ImpactLimited integrity impact achieved
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 | Exploitation requires the victim to actively navigate to a crafted HTML page controlled by the attacker - user interaction is mandatory per UI:R in the CVSS vector. The attacker requires no authentication or privileges on the target system (PR:N). The vulnerability is present in all Chrome installations prior to version 152.0.7977.65 regardless of platform or configuration; no non-default settings are required to be exposed. Exploitation is bounded to a partial integrity impact (I:L) with no confidentiality or availability consequences, and scope does not change beyond the browser context (S:U). The primary limiting factors for realistic exploitation are the required user interaction and the narrow impact - unauthorized system access restriction bypass with no data exfiltration or service disruption component, reducing attacker incentive relative to higher-impact Chrome CVEs. |
| Impact | Real-world risk is low despite the network-reachable attack vector. CVSS 4.3 reflects the inherent accessibility of web-delivered attacks (AV:N, AC:L, PR:N) but is tempered by mandatory user interaction (UI:R) and a narrow impact scope - integrity only, no confidentiality or availability loss. EPSS at 0.19% places this in the 8th percentile, indicating statistically minimal observed or predicted exploitation activity. The vulnerability is absent from CISA KEV and no POC code is referenced in available intelligence. Chromium's own severity classification is Low. The combination of required user interaction, limited impact, low EPSS, and no known exploits makes this a low operational priority. Defenders should treat this as a routine patch-cycle item rather than an emergency response. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker establishes a malicious website hosting a crafted HTML page that exploits the flawed authorization logic in Chrome's WebProtect component. When a victim running an unpatched Chrome version navigates to the page - through phishing, malvertising, or a compromised link - the crafted content triggers the authorization bypass, allowing the attacker to circumvent a system access restriction and achieve limited integrity impact on the victim's session. No proof-of-concept code has been identified in available data, and the low EPSS score suggests this scenario has not been broadly operationalized. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 28, 2026
Incorrect authorization in Chrome's WebProtect component (CWE-863) allows a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page, affecting all Chrome versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) confirms impact is limited to partial integrity loss with no confidentiality or availability consequence, and exploitation is gated on the victim actively navigating to attacker-controlled content. No active exploitation is confirmed - CISA KEV status is absent and EPSS stands at 0.19% (8th percentile), consistent with the Low severity rating assigned by the Chromium security team.
RemediationAI
Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, which is confirmed as the vendor-released patch per the Chrome stable channel advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html. On consumer endpoints, Chrome auto-updates are typically sufficient; verify by navigating to chrome://settings/help and confirming the installed version. Enterprise administrators using Chrome Browser Cloud Management or Group Policy should push the update through their fleet management tooling and confirm version compliance. No vendor-documented workaround exists; the primary compensating control prior to patching is restricting end users from navigating to untrusted or unknown HTML pages, which directly addresses the UI:R prerequisite, though this is operationally impractical for most deployments.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
WebProtect is a Chrome browser subsystem responsible for enforcing access-control decisions around system or browser-level resource boundaries. CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) indicates the component performs an authorization check but reaches a wrong conclusion - either the permission check is applied to the wrong resource, evaluated against incorrect context, or the result is improperly consumed - allowing a crafted HTML page to satisfy or bypass the check. This is distinct from CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) in that a check exists but is logically flawed. The affected scope spans all Chrome releases prior to 152.0.7977.65 across all platforms, as reflected in the CPE string cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. The attack surface is the browser's HTML/JavaScript rendering pipeline, which can interact with WebProtect through crafted page content.
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Severity by source
Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attacker remotely delivers crafted HTML (AV:N, PR:N); victim must navigate to it (UI:R); impact is integrity-only with no scope change (C:N, A:N, S:U).
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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
Incorrect authorization in WebProtect in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
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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-2026-66025
GHSA-859r-qgh9-2mwv
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