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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-89156

| CVE-2026-95385 MEDIUM
Improper Enforcement of Behavioral Workflow (CWE-841)
2026-09-23 vendor:ubuntu GHSA-255w-j3fm-6r98
Medium
Disputed · 6.5 Vendor: vendor:ubuntu
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Host malicious web content
  2. Exploit
    Lure unpatched Chrome user to page
  3. Execution
    Trigger browser-side flaw
  4. Impact
    Impact within browser context

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Workflow enforcement
Exploitation Conditions

Specific prerequisites cannot be extracted because the description is absent. Based on the affected product being Google Chrome desktop, exploitation most likely requires the victim to run an unpatched Chrome build and to interact with attacker-controlled web content (user interaction is typical for browser flaws), which limits mass unauthenticated exploitation. The exact required feature, configuration, platform, and whether interaction is truly needed remain unconfirmed and must be validated against the Chrome Releases advisory once details are published.

Impact

This CVE cannot be independently risk-scored because the input provides no CVSS score, no CVSS vector, no CWE, no EPSS probability, no KEV listing, and no POC indicator - the description is entirely absent ('[Unknown description]'). The only actionable signal is the single reference, a Google Chrome Releases blog post for a September 2026 stable-channel desktop update, which strongly implies this is a Chrome browser vulnerability fixed in that release. Because Google routinely batches many individually-numbered CVEs into one stable-channel post and withholds technical detail until most users have updated, the missing metadata is expected rather than anomalous. In the absence of a KEV listing, no active exploitation can be asserted (no 'in the wild' / 'zero-day' claim is justified). Chrome bugs historically trend toward memory-safety issues that are often high-severity and, for a subset, do attract real exploitation - so despite the empty scoring fields this should be treated as a routine-but-real 'patch promptly' browser update, not dismissed as low risk. Key data is missing/conflicting and must be verified against the linked Chrome Releases advisory or NVD once populated: severity, affected/fixed Chrome version, and vulnerability class are all UNKNOWN here.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

Consistent with the typical Chrome stable-channel bug pattern, an attacker would most plausibly host a malicious web page and lure a victim using an unpatched Chrome desktop build into visiting it, triggering the flaw within the browser's rendering or JavaScript engine. No public exploit is identified in the provided data, and the specific technical mechanism is unknown pending the detailed advisory. Actual impact and user-interaction requirements cannot be confirmed from the available metadata.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 24, 2026

Google Chrome desktop builds prior to the September 2026 stable-channel release referenced in the Chrome Releases advisory are affected by a vulnerability whose technical details have not been disclosed, so its precise impact cannot be independently characterized. Based on the affected product class, exploitation would most plausibly require a victim to run an unpatched Chrome build and interact with attacker-controlled web content, but this is an inference from the product class rather than a confirmed exploitation precondition. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, and with no CVSS score, vector, CWE, or EPSS probability provided, no independent risk score can be assigned.

RemediationAI

The primary fix is to update Google Chrome desktop to the version published in the September 2026 stable channel update referenced at http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0856730748.html; the vendor reports a patch is available, though no exact fix version number was included in the provided data, so the precise build must be confirmed from that advisory. Chrome's built-in auto-update mechanism normally applies the fix without user action, but managed fleets should verify compliance via chrome://version or their endpoint management tooling, and Ubuntu users should confirm that their distribution browser package or snap has been refreshed to the corresponding fixed build. If immediate patching is not possible, compensating controls are limited and carry trade-offs: restrict browsing on affected hosts to an allowlist of trusted sites (reduces exposure but breaks general web use), enforce enterprise policies that disable unnecessary high-risk features such as JavaScript JIT via --js-flags=--jitless where operationally tolerable (meaningful but not complete mitigation, with measurable performance loss), and ensure site isolation remains enabled (Chrome default since version 67; limits renderer compromise impact but does not prevent initial exploitation). Because no exploit code has been identified publicly, aggressive network blocking is not warranted at this time, but monitoring for crashes and anomalous renderer behavior on unpatched hosts is advisable.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 154.0.8037.57 <154.0.8037.57

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 154.0.8037.57

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The affected technology is the Google Chrome desktop browser, a multi-process application that renders untrusted web content in a sandboxed renderer process while privileged operations are handled by the browser process. Because the input supplies no CWE, no CPE strings, and no vulnerability description, the root-cause class cannot be established; browser flaws of this type are most commonly memory-safety defects such as use-after-free or type confusion in the rendering or JavaScript engine, or logic errors in the inter-process communication layer, but any such attribution here would be speculation rather than a finding. The only concrete technical anchor is the patch reference to the Chrome Releases stable channel update blog post, which indicates the issue is fixed through Google's normal stable-channel release process. Authentication requirements are not confirmed from available data, and since neither the CVSS vector nor the description is present, no statement about attacker privilege level or user interaction can be verified beyond the general observation that browser rendering flaws typically require the victim to load attacker-controlled content.

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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Low–Critical)
Vendor (vendor:ubuntu) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SUSE CRITICAL
Red Hat 4.3 LOW

vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.

CVSS VectorVendor: vendor:ubuntu

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
CVSS changed
Oct 02, 2026 - 13:22 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Sep 23, 2026 - 00:00 cve.org
MEDIUM

DescriptionCVE.org

[Unknown description]

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 87% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Google Chrome is among the most widely deployed desktop browsers worldwide
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
High

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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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