Input validation error in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-79259

 

Input validation error in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-79259

Published: August 26, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU145546
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 0 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-79259
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform unspecified impacts.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Safebrowsing when processing user-supplied content. A remote attacker can cause Chrome to process crafted content to perform unspecified impacts.

User interaction is required.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Google Chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2026-79259

Install security update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 152.0.7977.64
Google Chrome - addressed in versions 151.0.7922.175, 152.0.7977.64

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