CVE-2026-79060 (GCVE-0-2026-79060)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-25 20:10 – Updated: 2026-08-27 15:24
VLAI
Summary
Incorrect authorization in StorageAccessAPI in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-27 15:23 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Google Chrome Affected: 152.0.7977.65 , < 152.0.7977.65 (custom)
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