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CVE-2026-79226

CVE-2026-79226 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.8 HIGH

Reported by Chrome · Published August 25, 2026

Improper 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 Scores

CVSS 3.1
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
GoogleChrome152.0.7977.65
chainguardchromium0, 0, 0
wolfichromium0, 0, 0
GoogleChrome152.0.7977.65, 152.0.7977.65

Timeline

  • Aug 25, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
  • Aug 25, 2026 CVE Published
  • Aug 26, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Aug 29, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Aug 31, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Sep 1, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 2, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Sep 6, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 9, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 12, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 16, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 18, 2026 EPSS Score

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