Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessLure victim to crafted page
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DeliveryLoad malicious HTML in Chrome
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ExploitTrigger authorization flaw in Search
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ExecutionEscape browser sandbox
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ImpactExecute arbitrary code on device
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 | Requires the victim to be running Google Chrome on Android at a version prior to 155.0.8059.39 and to be socially engineered into opening an attacker-crafted HTML page (UI:R) - exploitation cannot occur without this user interaction, which is the primary limiting factor. The flaw resides in the Search component's incorrect authorization handling (CWE-863); no authentication or special privileges are needed on the attacker side (PR:N), and the device need not be in a non-default configuration. Exploitation is limited to the Android platform and does not affect desktop builds; the required social-engineering step and single-click interaction meaningfully constrain realistic exploitability despite the network attack vector. |
| Impact | Signals conflict and must be weighed carefully. The supplied CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H = 9.6 Critical) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated sandbox escape with full confidentiality/integrity/availability impact and a scope change - on paper a top-priority flaw. However, Google's own Chromium security team rated this only 'Medium', and the description uses hedged language ('potentially execute arbitrary code'), so the 9.6 is likely an inflated numeric mapping of a bug the vendor considers less severe in practice - treat the headline score with skepticism and prioritize the vendor rating. Crucially, exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) driven by social engineering, which materially lowers real-world likelihood versus a drive-by with no interaction. No EPSS score was provided, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified; the CVE is not in CISA KEV and no public exploit code was identified, so there is no evidence of active or imminent exploitation. Net assessment: a patch-worthy browser bug whose theoretical impact is high but whose realistic risk is tempered by the required user interaction, the vendor's Medium rating, and the absence of any exploitation signal (KEV/POC/EPSS all negative or missing). Given Chrome's enormous install base, patch promptly on the normal browser-update cadence, but this does not warrant emergency out-of-band action on current evidence. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a malicious HTML page that abuses the incorrect-authorization flaw in Chrome's Search component on Android and lures a victim - via phishing, a malicious ad, or a shared link - into opening it in a vulnerable Chrome version. If the victim interacts as intended, the flaw could allow code execution outside the browser sandbox on the Android device. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 06, 2026
Incorrect authorization in the Search component of Google Chrome for Android before 155.0.8059.39 can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the browser sandbox when a victim is socially engineered into opening a crafted HTML page. The vendor-rated Chromium severity is Medium, yet the assessed CVSS is 9.6 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) because the flaw crosses a security boundary (scope changed) with high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact. The risk signals conflict and must be weighed carefully: the impact score is severe, but exploitation requires a click of user interaction, is confined to Android builds (desktop Chrome is unaffected), and no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation has been identified at the time of analysis. Vendor patches are available.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: upgrade Google Chrome for Android to 155.0.8059.39 or later, distributed through Google Play (users should verify via Chrome > Settings > About Chrome, and force an update if the Play Store has not yet pushed it). The release announcement is at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html. Because exploitation requires a user to open a crafted HTML page, the patch is by far the strongest control and there is no configuration toggle that fully closes a missing authorization check. Interim compensating measures carry trade-offs: enterprises managing Android fleets through Managed Google Play or an EMM can enforce a minimum app version and block installation of outdated Chrome builds, though this can break users whose devices are offline or on restricted networks and cannot update; organizations can also disable or hide Chrome through managed configurations and route browsing to a hardened, fully updated managed browser, which reduces user choice and support for Chrome-specific workflows; and administrators can tighten network egress via a secure web gateway or DNS filtering to block known-bad domains, but this only addresses identified delivery infrastructure and will not stop a novel phishing page. General phishing awareness training and disabling link auto-open from untrusted messaging apps lower the social-engineering success rate but should be treated as supplements, never replacements, for updating to 155.0.8059.39. No vendor-released patch gap remains, so no unpatched-version workaround is required once the fixed build is installed.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The root cause is CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) within the Search component of Chrome on Android, where an authorization check is applied incorrectly, allowing a crafted HTML page to reach privileged functionality. Chrome's security model relies on process isolation: web content renders in a sandboxed renderer with reduced privileges, and breaking out of that sandbox (the S:C scope change in the vector) means an attacker who also achieves code execution in the browser process can run code at the operating system level, affecting the full confidentiality, integrity and availability triad. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R indicates the attack is network-delivered at low complexity with no attacker-side authentication, but demands that the user open a malicious page - the mandatory social-engineering step is the main practical limiter. The supplied CPE is the broad wildcard cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* with no platform qualifier, so the CPE alone does not narrow the scope; the description and EUVD data confirm the issue is specific to Google Chrome on Android prior to build 155.0.8059.39, and it does not affect desktop builds. The referenced Chromium issue tracker entry (issues.chromium.org/issues/501729675) is typical of mobile-only sandbox/authorization bugs fixed in a stable-channel Android update.
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Severity by source
Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Remote crafted page with no privileges (AV:N/PR:N) but mandatory social-engineering click (UI:R); sandbox escape crosses a security boundary (S:C) yielding full code-execution impact (C/I/A:H).
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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
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4DescriptionCVE.org
Incorrect authorization in Search in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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Executive ViewAI
A critical authorization flaw in Google Chrome for Android before 155.0.8059.39 could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute code outside the browser sandbox on affected mobile devices, potentially leading to full device compromise if a user opens a crafted HTML page. The risk is limited to Android Chrome, requires user interaction, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, but unpatched mobile endpoints across the workforce remain exposed. Leadership should treat this as a priority mobile security issue and ensure rapid patching and version enforcement.
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