Missing authorization in Passwords in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to b…
CVE-2026-79212
What this means
This is rated medium severity (4.3 out of 10). There is no confirmed exploitation of it yet. Ask IT whether Google Chrome is in your estate.
Full vendor description
Missing authorization in Passwords in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Scoring and exploitation
4.3/ 10
CVSS 3.1 base scoreMedium
Exploitable over the network without any account, but only if a user takes an action, such as opening a file or link. Low impact on confidentiality.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Exploitability
Longer bar: easier to attack
Attack vectorNetworkAV:N
Attack complexityLowAC:L
Privileges requiredNonePR:N
User interactionRequiredUI:R
ScopeUnchangedS:U
Impact
Longer bar: more harm
ConfidentialityLowC:L
IntegrityNoneI:N
AvailabilityNoneA:N
- ~0.3% estimated chance of attack in 30 daysModel estimate (): a probability signal, not confirmed exploitation
- Exploited in the wild
- Not confirmed in the
- Not reported
Weaknesses
CWE-862
Affected products ()
- Google Chrome
Show the raw CPE strings (1)
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References
2 links from the CVE record, grouped by site; the vendor's advisory comes first.
chromereleases.googleblog.com1 linkVendor advisory
- stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html (opens in a new tab)Release Notes · Vendor Advisory
issues.chromium.org1 link
- 521502218 (opens in a new tab)Permissions Required