Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-76018

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-76018

Published: August 21, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU144511
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-76018
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper permissions management in Import in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, bypass implemented security measures and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Google Chrome
Fedora
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2026-76018

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 151.0.7922.173
Google Chrome - update to 151.0.7922.173
chromium - addressed in versions 151.0.7922.173-1.el9, 151.0.7922.173-1.el10_2, 151.0.7922.173-1.el10_3, 151.0.7922.173-1.fc43, 151.0.7922.173-1.fc44

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