Improper access control in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-79050

Vulnerability identifier: #VU145582

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-2026-79050

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in Network when handling network requests. A remote attacker can trigger the vulnerable network logic to bypass authorization.

User interaction is required.

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

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 (Debian package) - update to 152.0.7977.75-1~deb13u1
chromium - addressed in versions 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

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html
• https://crbug.com/517364411

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
• Debian update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 10.3 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
• Fedora 45 update for chromium
• Fedora 44 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 10.4 update for chromium
• Fedora 43 update for chromium