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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-93689

| CVE-2026-106224 LOW
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-10-06 Chrome GHSA-rrm2-qcj5-7vg6
3.1
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
    Deliver crafted HTML page to victim
  3. Exploit
    Bypass Google Lens authorization check
  4. Execution
    Read cross-origin data in renderer
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate stolen cross-origin data

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 the attacker to FIRST have compromised Chrome's renderer process (e.g., via a separate renderer RCE or sandbox bug) - this is the gating precondition, making the flaw a chained secondary vulnerability rather than a standalone entry point. The victim must then load a crafted HTML page (user interaction, UI:R). The vulnerability lies in a missing authorization check in the Google Lens feature that permits reading cross-origin data. Limiting factors: the mandatory prior renderer compromise, required user interaction to load the malicious page, high attack complexity (AC:H), and impact restricted to low-severity cross-origin data disclosure (no write/integrity or availability effect). Affects Chrome versions prior to 155.0.8059.39; patched builds are not exploitable.

Impact

This is a genuinely low-priority issue despite being a browser vulnerability in ubiquitous software. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) yields a base score of 3.1 (Low), and all signals point the same direction: high attack complexity, required user interaction, no integrity or availability impact, and only low (C:L) confidentiality impact limited to cross-origin data disclosure. The single most important mitigating fact is in the description itself - exploitation requires 'a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process' first, meaning this is a secondary/chained vulnerability useful only after an attacker already holds a foothold inside Chrome's sandboxed renderer, which is itself a significant prerequisite not reflected in the raw score. Note a tension worth stating explicitly: the CVSS vector lists PR:N (no privileges), but the description requires prior renderer compromise - this is consistent with Chromium's threat model (the renderer is treated as untrusted/attacker-controlled), not a contradiction, but defenders should understand PR:N here does NOT mean trivial unauthenticated access. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or POC is provided; exploitation status is therefore 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' There is no evidence of active exploitation or weaponization. Overall: a defense-in-depth sandbox-escape-adjacent information leak, not a standalone high-risk threat.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has already achieved code execution within Chrome's sandboxed renderer process (via a separate prior exploit) leverages the missing authorization check in Google Lens to read data belonging to other origins, breaking the same-origin policy. The victim must load a crafted HTML page for the flaw to trigger. No public exploit code is identified for this specific issue, and the bug is only useful as one link in a larger exploit chain.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 07, 2026

Missing authorization in Google Chrome's Google Lens component (versions prior to 155.0.8059.39) lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker read cross-origin data when a victim loads a crafted HTML page - but only after that attacker has already compromised the browser's renderer process, which is the gating precondition and makes this a chained, secondary flaw rather than a standalone entry point. Exploitation additionally requires user interaction (UI:R) and yields only low-severity confidentiality impact with no integrity or availability effect, so the assessed vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N for a base score of 3.1, rated Medium by Chromium. Vendor-released patch: 155.0.8059.39; no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and no CISA KEV status or EPSS signal indicates active exploitation.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Google Chrome to 155.0.8059.39 or later (Vendor-released patch: 155.0.8059.39) by relaunching the browser to let the built-in updater apply the stable-channel release, or by pulling the package from the vendor advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html; on managed fleets, force the update through Chrome Browser Cloud Management or your MDM and verify the version via chrome://version or the enterprise reporting API. Because the vulnerability is only reachable after the renderer process has already been compromised, no practical toggle fully removes the residual risk - disabling the Google Lens feature (e.g., via the LensEnabled/LensOverlay policies where available) would block this specific path but degrades a user-facing feature and does not address the underlying missing authorization check, and blocking network access to Lens endpoints via proxy or firewall rules provides only partial protection while potentially breaking other Google services. The most effective compensating control is therefore to prevent the prerequisite renderer compromise itself: enforce Site Isolation, keep the renderer sandbox and OS-level mitigations enabled, restrict high-risk browsing on unpatched hosts, and monitor for other renderer RCE or sandbox-escape activity that would serve as the first stage of a chain. No vendor workaround is documented beyond upgrading, and patched 155.0.8059.39 and later builds are not exploitable.

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

Chrome runs web content inside sandboxed renderer processes, and cross-origin reads are normally blocked by origin boundaries enforced by the browser process and by Site Isolation. CVE-2026-106224 is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): the Google Lens integration inside Chrome fails to perform an authorization/access-control check before exposing data from a different origin to the requesting page, so a crafted HTML page can pull cross-origin content through the Lens path instead of going through the standard origin checks. The critical nuance is that reaching this code path from the web requires the renderer process to already be under attacker control (achieved through a separate renderer RCE or sandbox-escape bug), because the missing check only matters once an attacker can drive Chrome APIs from inside a compromised renderer. That is why the assessed vector keeps PR:N and AV:N but carries AC:H and UI:R: the network attack is unauthenticated in the CVSS sense, yet the practical precondition is a prior renderer compromise plus a victim loading the malicious page. Consequences are confined to disclosure of low-value cross-origin data (C:L), with no write, integrity, or denial-of-service effect and no scope change, consistent with Chromium's Medium severity rating. The bug is tracked in the Chromium issue tracker at issues.chromium.org/issues/502278429 and is fixed in the 155.0.8059.39 stable release.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY 3.1 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 3.1 LOW

PR:N per Chromium's untrusted-renderer model but AC:H reflects the required prior renderer compromise; UI:R for page load; only low cross-origin confidentiality impact (C:L), no I/A.

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:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Oct 07, 2026 - 11:22 NVD
3.1 (LOW)
Patch available
Oct 06, 2026 - 20:04 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 06, 2026 - 18:41 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Oct 06, 2026 - 18:41 cve.org
LOW 3.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Missing authorization in Google Lens in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 91% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Google Chrome is among the most widely deployed browsers worldwide
Data Quality
6 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 LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
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
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

16
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +16
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.

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