CVE-2026-79154

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Missing Authorization in Google Chrome DevTools

Publication date: 2026-08-25

Last updated on: 2026-08-27

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Missing authorization in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain sensitive information via UI Interaction. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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Meta Information

Published

2026-08-25

Last Modified

2026-08-27

Generated

2026-09-15

AI Q&A

2026-08-26

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-13

NVD

CVE-2026-79154

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-862	The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

Attack-Flow Graph

Executive Summary

Missing authorization in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via UI Interaction. This requires social engineering to exploit.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability involves missing authorization in DevTools in Google Chrome. Detection primarily requires checking the Chrome version and ensuring it is updated to 152.0.7977.65 or later to patch the issue.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could trick you into interacting with the UI in a way that exposes sensitive data through the DevTools interface. This may lead to unauthorized access to personal or confidential information.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could result in unauthorized data exposure, potentially violating GDPR (data protection) or HIPAA (health information privacy) if sensitive user data is accessed.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later to address the missing authorization issue in DevTools.

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