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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-66044

| CVE-2026-79243 MEDIUM
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-h9w7-jx5h-jccp
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:N/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI
5.3 MEDIUM

AC elevated to H because exploitation requires a pre-compromised renderer process as a mandatory prerequisite, substantially increasing real-world attack complexity beyond AC:L.

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 20:42 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 20:23 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper input validation in ReadingList in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

AnalysisAI

Web origin policy bypass in Google Chrome's ReadingList component on Windows enables a renderer-compromised attacker to cross origin boundaries via a crafted HTML page. Affected are all Chrome for Windows versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Deliver crafted HTML page to Windows Chrome user
Delivery
User interacts triggering renderer execution
Exploit
Exploit separate renderer vulnerability to compromise renderer process
Execution
Submit malformed ReadingList input from compromised renderer
Persist
Bypass Same-Origin Policy validation in browser process
Impact
Perform cross-origin integrity manipulation

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires two distinct conditions to be met simultaneously. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment Real-world risk is significantly lower than the raw CVSS 6.5 suggests. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker first exploits a separate Chrome renderer vulnerability (not this CVE) to gain code execution inside the sandboxed renderer process. From that compromised renderer, the attacker delivers a crafted HTML page that triggers the improper input validation flaw in ReadingList, causing the browser process to misattribute origin ownership and allow cross-origin resource access or modification. …
Remediation Upgrade Google Chrome for Windows to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, which contains the vendor-released patch per the Chrome Stable Channel Update advisory at http://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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