CVE-2026-79226

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-79226
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerChrome
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-25 21:18:16 UTC
Updated2026-08-26 16:22:24 UTC
DescriptionImproper 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)

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.002110000 probability, percentile 0.112330000 (date 2026-08-26)

Problem Types: CWE-269 | CWE-269 Improper privilege management

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Google Chrome affected 152.0.7977.65 152.0.7977.65 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
issues.chromium.org/issues/513607252 [email protected] issues.chromium.org
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html [email protected] chromereleases.googleblog.com
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