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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-93592

| CVE-2026-106344 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-10-06 Chrome GHSA-m3ph-fp7h-7c4r
5.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Compromise Chrome renderer process
  2. Delivery
    Serve crafted HTML page
  3. Exploit
    Social-engineer user interaction
  4. Execution
    Bypass permission/access restriction
  5. Impact
    Gain limited unauthorized access

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
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 that the attacker has ALREADY compromised Chrome's renderer process (a prior-stage exploit, not provided by this bug), AND must use social engineering to induce user interaction (UI:R) that bypasses system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. This is a sandbox/permission-boundary bypass (CWE-862, missing authorization in Permissions), not an initial-access or remote-code-execution flaw. Limiting factors: the dependency on a separate renderer compromise, mandatory user interaction, and the fact that impact is capped at limited confidentiality and integrity effect (C:L/I:L, no availability impact) with no scope change (S:U). Affects Chrome versions prior to 155.0.8059.39 on desktop; patched builds eliminate the condition.

Impact

This is a low-priority issue despite its 5.4 (Medium) CVSS score, and multiple signals converge on that conclusion. Google/Chromium itself rated the security severity 'Low'. EPSS is 0.19% (8th percentile), indicating very low predicted exploitation likelihood. CISA SSVC scores Exploitation as 'none', Automatable 'no', and Technical Impact only 'partial' - all consistent with low urgency. It is NOT in CISA KEV and no public exploit code was identified, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis'. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N) understates real difficulty: the vector shows PR:N (unauthenticated) and AC:L, but the description explicitly requires that the attacker 'had compromised the renderer process' AND 'leveraged social engineering' - two substantial preconditions that a PR:N/AC:L vector does not capture. CONFLICT TO VERIFY: CVSS marks this as low-complexity unauthenticated, yet the description describes it as a post-renderer-compromise sandbox/permission bypass requiring user trickery, which is realistically high-complexity and chained. Treat this as a second-stage escalation primitive (part of an exploit chain), not a standalone remotely weaponizable flaw. Priority is routine patch-cycle, not emergency.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has already achieved code execution in Chrome's renderer process (e.g., via a separate renderer bug) serves a crafted HTML page and uses social engineering to coax the user into an action that bypasses system access/permission restrictions, gaining limited additional access beyond the sandbox. No public proof-of-concept exploit was identified, and exploitation depends on an already-compromised renderer plus user interaction (UI:R).

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 – Oct 07, 2026

Missing authorization checks in Chrome's Permissions component (all versions prior to 155.0.8059.39 on desktop) allow a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions, but only after first compromising the renderer process and inducing the victim to interact with a crafted HTML page. This is a sandbox/permission-boundary bypass, not an initial-access or remote-code-execution flaw: exploitation requires a separate prior-stage renderer compromise plus social engineering, and impact is capped at limited confidentiality and integrity loss with no availability impact and no scope change. Google has shipped a fix in Chrome 155.0.8059.39, EPSS is low at 0.19% (8th percentile), no public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, and CISA's SSVC framework rates exploitation as 'none' with automation as 'no'.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to Google Chrome 155.0.8059.39 or later - this is the vendor-released patch, distributed via the Chrome stable channel update described at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html, and the authoritative fix detail is in Chromium issue 498375898. Enterprise administrators should force the update through their browser management policy (for example, version pinning/auto-update enforcement) and verify that managed fleets report the patched build, since users who postpone restarts may remain exposed; note that forcing an immediate relaunch of Chrome can disrupt active sessions, so stage it against the change calendar. Because this bug is only exploitable after a separate renderer compromise, the highest-value compensating control while patching is keeping Site Isolation enabled and applying the most recent cumulative Chrome security update, which raises the bar for the prerequisite renderer bug rather than fixing this one; disabling Site Isolation for compatibility with legacy pages directly undermines this protection. Additionally, administrators can reduce blast radius by tightening risky permission defaults through enterprise policy (for example, denying geolocation, notifications, or device-access prompts by default) - the trade-off is degraded functionality on legitimate sites, so this should be applied narrowly. There is no separate workaround that replaces patching: no vendor-released patch alternative is documented, and users should not rely on disabling extensions or ad-hoc flags as mitigations.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 155.0.8059.39 <155.0.8059.39

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 155.0.8059.39

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is a missing authorization weakness (CWE-862) inside Chromium's Permissions subsystem, which mediates the browser's permission model for web platform capabilities and enforces the trust boundary between untrusted renderer processes and privileged browser/OS facilities. Because the missing check lives in that boundary component, an attacker who already controls a renderer through a separate vulnerability could use a crafted HTML page to obtain or misuse permissions that should have been denied, escaping expected system access restrictions. The key limiting factor is compositional: this bug does not itself provide renderer compromise, so it functions as a post-exploitation escalation/permission-bypass primitive rather than a standalone attack. The published vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N; our assessment adjusts attack complexity to High (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N) to reflect the mandatory prerequisite renderer compromise and user-interaction chain, a conclusion consistent with the SSVC 'Automatable: no' decision and the partial technical impact rating. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, and ENISA EUVD lists the affected range as Chrome versions below 155.0.8059.39.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY 5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.2 MEDIUM

Raised AC to H because exploitation requires a pre-compromised renderer plus social engineering; kept PR:N and UI:R per the chained/user-interaction nature, with only limited C/I impact and no availability effect.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Red Hat 4.3 LOW

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Oct 07, 2026 - 21:23 NVD
5.4 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Oct 06, 2026 - 20:04 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 06, 2026 - 18:41 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.4
CVE Published
Oct 06, 2026 - 18:41 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Missing authorization in Permissions in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 92% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Google Chrome is among the most widely deployed browsers worldwide
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High

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
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

27
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +27
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

Vendor StatusVendor

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