CVE-2026-79206

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Out-of-Bounds Read in Google Chrome FileSystem

Publication date: 2026-08-25

Last updated on: 2026-08-31

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Out of bounds read in FileSystem in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to read memory outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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Published

2026-08-25

Last Modified

2026-08-31

Generated

2026-09-15

AI Q&A

2026-08-26

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-13

NVD

CVE-2026-79206

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-125	The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

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Executive Summary

This is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the FileSystem component of Google Chrome before version 152.0.7977.65. It allows a remote attacker to read memory outside the sandbox by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted HTML page.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability is specific to Google Chrome versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. To detect it, check your Chrome version by running chrome --version or chrome://version in the browser. If the version is below 152.0.7977.65, the system is vulnerable.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to access sensitive data in memory, potentially leading to information disclosure. However, the severity is rated as low, and it requires social engineering to trick the user into visiting a malicious page.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability involves an out-of-bounds read in Google Chrome's FileSystem component, which could allow a remote attacker to read memory outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. While this does not directly impact compliance with standards like GDPR or HIPAA, such vulnerabilities could potentially lead to unauthorized data access or exposure, which may violate data protection requirements if exploited.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later to address the out of bounds read vulnerability in FileSystem.

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