CVE-2026-79090

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Improper Privilege Management in Google Chrome

Publication date: 2026-08-25

Last updated on: 2026-08-28

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Improper privilege management in Actor in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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Published

2026-08-25

Last Modified

2026-08-28

Generated

2026-09-15

AI Q&A

2026-08-26

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-14

NVD

CVE-2026-79090

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	to 152.0.7977.65 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-269	The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves improper privilege management in Google Chrome. A remote attacker could trick a user into bypassing system access restrictions through a crafted HTML page, potentially gaining unauthorized access.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability involves improper privilege management in Google Chrome. Detection primarily involves checking the Chrome version and monitoring for suspicious HTML pages. Use chrome://version to check the installed version and ensure it is 152.0.7977.65 or later. Inspect network traffic for unusual HTML content or social engineering attempts.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass security restrictions on your system. This might lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data or actions on your device.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability involves improper privilege management in Google Chrome, allowing bypass of system access restrictions through social engineering. While not directly tied to data protection standards, such vulnerabilities could potentially impact compliance by enabling unauthorized access to sensitive data, which may violate GDPR or HIPAA requirements depending on the context of use.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later to address the improper privilege management vulnerability.

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