Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-79254

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Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-79254

Published: August 26, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU145723
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-79254
CWE-ID: CWE-706
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect reference resolution in CustomTabs when handling crafted web content. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening crafted content to disclose sensitive information.

User interaction is required.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2026-79254

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
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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