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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-66029

| CVE-2026-78979 MEDIUM
Race Condition (CWE-362)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-9ggg-2f3c-q2r7
Medium
Disputed · 4.3 Vendor: Chrome
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Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)
Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI
3.1 LOW

Race condition (CWE-362) implies a timing window that elevates AC to H; user must be socially engineered (UI:R); impact is confidentiality-only and partial.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE
CRITICAL
qualitative
Red Hat
4.2 MEDIUM
qualitative

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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 27, 2026 - 23:08 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 27, 2026 - 20:37 NVD
4.3 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Race condition in Core in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

AnalysisAI

Race condition in Google Chrome's Core component on Windows (all versions prior to 152.0.7977.65) enables a remote attacker to bypass the browser's web origin policy via a crafted HTML page, requiring social engineering to induce user interaction. Exploitation allows partial cross-origin data disclosure (C:L), with no integrity or availability impact. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim to be running Google Chrome on Windows (any version prior to 152.0.7977.65) - this vulnerability is not present on other operating systems per the CVE description. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium) reflects AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - network-delivered, low complexity, no attacker authentication required, but mandatory user interaction and limited confidentiality-only impact. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Upgrade Google Chrome on Windows to version 152.0.7977.65 or later; this is the vendor-released patch confirmed by the Chrome Stable Channel advisory (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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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Critical
Product Status
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 Fixed
openSUSE Leap 16.0 Fixed
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 Affected

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