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Chrome for iOS EUVDEUVD-2026-93816

| CVE-2026-106323 CRITICAL
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-10-06 Chrome GHSA-6684-cx37-g8xr
9.6
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
    Lure victim to malicious link
  2. Delivery
    Deliver crafted HTML page
  3. Exploit
    Trigger missing authorization flaw
  4. Execution
    Escape browser sandbox
  5. Impact
    Execute arbitrary code on device

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

Requires the victim to be running Google Chrome for iOS at a version prior to 155.0.8059.39 and to be socially engineered into loading an attacker-crafted HTML page - user interaction (UI:R) is mandatory, so exploitation cannot occur without the victim opening or navigating to the malicious content. No authentication is required (PR:N, unauthenticated remote attacker), and no special non-default browser configuration is called out in the description. The primary limiting factors are the required user interaction and the narrow affected population (only iOS Chrome builds below the fixed version); the exact triggering feature or authorization boundary is not specified beyond 'missing authorization' leading to out-of-sandbox code execution.

Impact

Signals point to a genuine high-priority browser flaw, though not an emergency. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 9.6) describes network-reachable, unauthenticated, low-complexity exploitation with a scope change (S:C) consistent with the description's 'execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox' - the C:H/I:H/A:H and S:C combination is internally coherent for a sandbox escape. The key mitigating signal is UI:R: exploitation is not automatic and requires the victim to be socially engineered into loading a crafted HTML page. On threat-activity signals the data is thin: there is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no indication of public POC in the input, so this is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis' rather than an actively exploited bug. The CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) classification sits somewhat awkwardly against a described outcome of out-of-sandbox code execution - the 'Authentication Bypass' tag and CWE suggest an authorization/permission-boundary failure that is leveraged into RCE, but the precise mechanism is not detailed. Net: a vendor-patched, high-severity client-side vulnerability worth prompt patching given Chrome's footprint, but the UI:R requirement and absence of KEV/EPSS/POC data argue against treating it as wormable or under mass exploitation. Note a reference inconsistency (desktop release-notes URL for an iOS-specific CVE) that should be verified against the Chromium issue tracker entry.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker lures a Chrome-for-iOS user (via phishing link, malicious ad, or compromised site) to a crafted HTML page. When the victim loads the page, the missing-authorization flaw is triggered to break out of the browser sandbox and run attacker-controlled code on the device. No public exploit code is identified in the available data, and success depends on the victim interacting with the malicious page (UI:R).

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 06, 2026

Out-of-sandbox code execution in Google Chrome for iOS (versions prior to 155.0.8059.39) stems from a missing authorization check that lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker who socially engineers a victim into opening a crafted HTML page run arbitrary code outside the browser sandbox (CVSS 3.1 base 9.6, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H, CWE-862). Exploitation is not possible without user interaction - the victim must navigate to or open attacker-controlled content on a vulnerable iOS Chrome build - and no public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, with no KEV confirmation of active exploitation. The combination of a scope-changing sandbox escape with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact makes this a high-priority browser flaw, but the mandatory user interaction and the narrow affected population (only unpatched iOS Chrome builds) keep it short of an emergency-patch situation.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade Chrome for iOS to 155.0.8059.39 or later - the fix is delivered through the Apple App Store, so users should install all pending Chrome updates and verify the reported version in Chrome's About/version screen; App Store auto-update should be enabled on managed and unmanaged devices so the fix lands without user action (release notes: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html, technical record: https://issues.chromium.org/issues/553114676). There is no server-side or configuration toggle that removes the flaw, so patching is the only complete fix. Where immediate update is impractical, iOS-fleet MDM profiles can restrict or block the unpatched Chrome bundle and route users to an alternative, non-affected browser - the trade-off is loss of Chrome-specific sync, extensions, and enterprise policies plus user friction. Additional compensating measures against the mandatory social-engineering prerequisite include blocking or warning on untrusted links in managed mail/messaging clients and tightening per-app networking, but these only reduce the probability of a victim opening a crafted page and do not prevent exploitation once it is loaded, so they should be treated as interim, not as substitutes for the 155.0.8059.39 upgrade.

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 root cause class is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): a privileged component reachable from web content fails to verify that the caller is permitted to perform a given operation, so a renderer-side context can invoke functionality intended only for the browser process. In Chrome for iOS the renderer is sandboxed and the platform forbids JIT/arbitrary executable memory in the web-content process, so crossing that boundary - the S:C scope change in the assessed vector - is what elevates the flaw from a page-level bug to full out-of-sandbox code execution with high C/I/A impact. Google classifies this as a High-severity Chromium security fix, tagged in intelligence sources as both an authentication bypass and an RCE. The CPE record (cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) is the generic Chrome identifier without an explicit version bound, so version scoping must come from the advisory and EUVD entry, which list the affected range as iOS Chrome builds below 155.0.8059.39. The public description does not name the specific feature or authorization boundary involved; Chromium issue 553114676 is the authoritative technical record, and the exact trigger may remain restricted until users have broadly updated.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY 9.6 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.6 CRITICAL

Network-delivered via crafted page (AV:N/AC:L), unauthenticated (PR:N) but needs the victim to load the page (UI:R); sandbox escape changes scope (S:C) with full code-execution impact (C/I/A:H).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Red Hat 8.8 HIGH

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Oct 06, 2026 - 21:22 NVD
9.6 (CRITICAL)
Patch available
Oct 06, 2026 - 20:04 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 06, 2026 - 18:41 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.6
CVE Published
Oct 06, 2026 - 18:41 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Missing authorization in Chrome for iOS in Google Chrome on on iOS 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: High)

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A critical sandbox-escape flaw in Google Chrome for iOS (versions before 155.0.8059.39) allows an attacker who convinces a user to open a malicious web page to execute code outside the browser's protective sandbox, potentially reaching data and functions normally isolated from the browser. Only employees using unpatched Chrome on iPhones and iPads are exposed, and exploitation requires a successful social-engineering lure rather than any attacker-side access, so leadership should treat this as a manageable but urgent mobile-fleet patching priority rather than an enterprise-wide emergency.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 80% exploitable
Prevalence
High
Chrome for iOS is a widely deployed mainstream mobile browser, subset of global Chrome base
Data Quality
5 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 CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
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
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

48
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +48
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.

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

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