CVE-2026-78999

Improper privilege management in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

CVSS v3 8.3 HIGH

8.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/497957278	Permissions Required

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-25 21:17

Updated : 2026-08-27 17:53

NVD link : CVE-2026-78999

Mitre link : CVE-2026-78999

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-78999

JSON object : View

Products Affected

google

chrome

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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