Improper Authorization in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-79248

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Improper Authorization in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-79248

Published: August 26, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU145521
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-79248
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in Input when handling input processing. A remote attacker can trigger the vulnerable behavior to bypass authorization restrictions.

User interaction is required.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-79248

Install security update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 152.0.7977.64
Microsoft Edge - update to 152.0.4191.53
Google Chrome - addressed in versions 151.0.7922.175, 152.0.7977.64
chromium - addressed in versions 152.0.7977.75-1.el9, 152.0.7977.75-1.el10_2, 152.0.7977.75-1.el10_3, 152.0.7977.75-1.el10_4, 152.0.7977.75-1.fc43, 152.0.7977.75-1.fc44, 152.0.7977.75-1.fc45, 154.0.8037.57-1.el9, 154.0.8037.57-1.el10_3, 154.0.8037.57-1.el10_4, 154.0.8037.57-1.fc43, 154.0.8037.57-1.fc44, 154.0.8037.57-1.fc45
chromium (Debian package) - update to 152.0.7977.75-1~deb13u1

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