CVE-2026-79226

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Aug 31, 2026

Description

Improper privilege management in Regional Capabilities in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-269

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
GoogleChrome>= 152.0.7977.65, < 152.0.7977.65

References

Timeline

Published
Aug 25, 2026
Last modified
Aug 31, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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