Vulnerability · Published Aug 25, 2026 · Assigned by Chrome

CVE-2026-79084

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Chrome from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Inadequate encryption strength in Notifications in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12chromium152.0.7977.75-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79084
Debian:13chromium152.0.7977.75-1~deb13u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79084
Debian:14chromium152.0.7977.64-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79084

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Google Chrome 152.0.7977.65 – before 152.0.7977.65

Weakness: CWE-326 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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