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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-93760

| CVE-2026-106271 HIGH
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-10-06 Chrome GHSA-wjrv-mx5h-7hf3
8.1
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 renderer process (prior bug)
  2. Delivery
    Deliver crafted PDF file
  3. Exploit
    Abuse missing authorization in Workers
  4. Execution
    Bypass site isolation boundary
  5. Impact
    Read/modify cross-site 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 that the attacker has ALREADY compromised a Chrome renderer process via a separate vulnerability - this is the primary gating prerequisite and the reason CVSS uses PR:L rather than PR:N. Given that foothold, the attacker must deliver a crafted PDF file that triggers the missing authorization check (CWE-862) in the Workers implementation to cross the site-isolation boundary. The vulnerability is fixed in Chrome 155.0.8059.39, so only earlier versions are affected; no end-user interaction beyond the PDF handling is described. The key limiting factor is that this is a chained sandbox/site-isolation bypass, not a standalone remote exploit, which substantially reduces real-world exploitability despite the network attack vector.

Impact

Signals here are consistently moderate rather than critical, and they align well with each other. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N), but the PR:L and the description's explicit precondition - 'a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process' - show this is not a standalone remote vulnerability. It is a site-isolation/sandbox-boundary bypass that only becomes useful as the second link in an exploit chain, after a separate renderer-compromise bug is already in play. The vendor itself rated the Chromium security severity as Medium, which contrasts with the High CVSS score; the gap is explained by the required pre-compromise. Corroborating lower-tier signals: EPSS is 0.17% (5th percentile), it is NOT on the CISA KEV list, SSVC reports Exploitation: none and Automatable: no, and no POC is referenced. The one 'high' signal is SSVC Technical Impact: total, which is consistent with C:H/I:H (full cross-site data access once the boundary is bypassed). Net assessment: this is a real defense-in-depth fix worth deploying promptly given Chrome's reach, but it is not an independently exploitable, drive-by priority - it requires a chained renderer compromise and shows no evidence of active or automatable exploitation.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has already exploited a separate bug to gain code execution inside a Chrome renderer process serves or references a specially crafted PDF file, abusing missing authorization in the Workers implementation to escape the per-site boundary. This lets the compromised renderer read and tamper with data belonging to other sites/origins that site isolation is supposed to keep separate. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis, and the attack is only meaningful as a chained stage after an initial renderer compromise.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 07, 2026

Site isolation bypass in Google Chrome affects versions prior to 155.0.8059.39, where a missing authorization check (CWE-862) in the browser's Workers implementation lets an attacker who has already compromised a renderer process cross the site-isolation boundary using a crafted PDF file. The attack is remote (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N, score 8.1), but exploitation is gated on a pre-existing renderer foothold obtained through a separate vulnerability, so this is a chained sandbox/site-isolation escape rather than a standalone remote compromise. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no CISA KEV listing; EPSS is low at 0.17% (5th percentile), and CISA SSVC rates exploitation as 'none' with automation as 'no', while acknowledging total technical impact if the chain is completed. A vendor patch is available in Chrome 155.0.8059.39.

RemediationAI

Apply the vendor-released patch by upgrading Google Chrome to 155.0.8059.39 or later; the fix is documented in Google's stable-channel advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html, and Chrome's automatic update mechanism will deliver it once users restart the browser, so pushing restarts is the single most effective action. Because exploitation requires a second, independent renderer compromise, hardening against the prerequisite is meaningful compensating control while patching is rolled out: keep Site Isolation enabled (do not use --disable-site-isolation-trials or enterprise policies that relax it, since disabling it removes the boundary this CVE bypasses and broadly worsens exposure), restrict or gate untrusted PDF handling - for example by forcing PDF downloads rather than inline rendering, or by disabling the built-in PDF viewer via policy so files open in a hardened external reader - accepting the trade-off of reduced user convenience and potential loss of in-browser annotation features, and reduce renderer attack surface by keeping JavaScript/JIT-heavy features and extensions tightly controlled. There is no vendor-released workaround that specifically blocks this authorization gap, and no public exploit code is currently identified; EPSS (0.17%, 5th percentile) and SSVC ('Exploitation: none') indicate low near-term exploitation likelihood, so remediation should be prioritized as routine patch management rather than emergency response.

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

Chromium's multi-process architecture relies on site isolation to place content from different origins in separate renderer processes and to enforce same-origin policy boundaries across them; Web Workers (and related worker-global execution contexts) are a documented area where privilege separation must be enforced, because worker scripts execute with access to cross-origin-initiated resources. CVE-2026-106271 is rooted in CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): a browser-side authorization check that should prevent a Worker from acting across an isolation boundary is absent, so a crafted PDF file handled by the renderer causes the process to reach resources or capabilities it should not. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N is notable for two reasons: PR:L rather than PR:N reflects the requirement that the attacker already holds a compromised renderer process (the classic sandbox-escape chaining prerequisite), and S:U indicates the vendor scored the scope as unchanged even though the practical consequence of bypassing site isolation is escape from the renderer's security boundary. Google rates the issue Medium under its own Chromium severity scale, which is consistent with a bypass that is only reachable after an independent compromise. Because the flaw lives in Chromium code, Google Chrome is the CPE-identified affected product (cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*); downstream Chromium-derived browsers typically inherit the underlying fix, and operators of such browsers should confirm status with their vendor.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY 8.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 8.1 HIGH

PR:L reflects the required prior renderer compromise; C:H/I:H for cross-site data access via site-isolation bypass; A:N as no availability impact is indicated; S:U per vendor scoring.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Red Hat 6.5 MEDIUM

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Oct 07, 2026 - 20:22 NVD
8.1 (HIGH)
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
HIGH 8.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Missing authorization in Workers in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass site isolation via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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Why It Matters

Google Chrome versions prior to 155.0.8059.39 are affected by a site isolation bypass that, if successfully chained with a separate renderer compromise, could let an attacker access data from other origins, potentially leading to data leakage on managed endpoints. Although no public exploit has been identified and the vulnerability requires an existing foothold, the broad deployment of Chrome means organizations should treat this as a medium-priority patching item to reduce the risk of a chained attack that could escalate a minor compromise into a broader breach. Leadership should ensure that browser updates are prioritized and that endpoint management processes can rapidly deploy the vendor fix across the workforce.

Business Impact: Medium
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 95% 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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
Medium
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

40
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +40
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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