CVE-2026-79226CWE-269privilege-escalation

CVE-2026-79226

High · published August 26, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
24.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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)

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00326 · 24.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-08-26T01:18Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
google/chrome< 152.0.7977.65152.0.7977.65
References (2)
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html · [email protected]https://issues.chromium.org/issues/513607252 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 AUG 06:46Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
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  • 25 AUG 20:10Z
    Improper privilege management in Regional Capabilities in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to…
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