CVE-2026-79060
MEDIUM 6.5 ALL-YEARSIncorrect authorization in StorageAccessAPI in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.3%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 23rd percentile
Impact if exploited
6.5CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM · ADP
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ⚠User interaction: A user must take an action (click / open a file)
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-863: Incorrect authorization
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References and research data (JSON)
Vendor product assessments
All currently supported Red Hat products · known not affected
Vendor assessment for this product only.
Reason: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat · CVE-2026-79060 · Updated 2026-09-11T19:34:32+00:00
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | < 152.0.7977.65 |
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 6.5 v3.1 · ADP Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - MEDIUM 6.5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References
Advisories
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html CVE record · Chrome · Updated 2026-08-25T20:10:53.658Z
NVD · CVE-2026-79060 · Updated 2026-08-31T16:37:14.570
Red Hat · CVE-2026-79060 · Updated 2026-09-11T19:34:32+00:00 - https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79060.json Red Hat · CVE-2026-79060 · Updated 2026-09-11T19:34:32+00:00
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-66055 EUVD · EUVD-2026-66055
Technical & other
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/519254827 CVE record · Chrome · Updated 2026-08-25T20:10:53.658Z
NVD · CVE-2026-79060 · Updated 2026-08-31T16:37:14.570
Red Hat · CVE-2026-79060 · Updated 2026-09-11T19:34:32+00:00 - https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79060 Red Hat · CVE-2026-79060 · Updated 2026-09-11T19:34:32+00:00
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79060 Red Hat · CVE-2026-79060 · Updated 2026-09-11T19:34:32+00:00
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79060 Red Hat · CVE-2026-79060 · Updated 2026-09-11T19:34:32+00:00
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS