Description
Improper handling of case sensitivity in FileSystem in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Title Chrome FileSystem API Case-sensitivity Bypass Vulnerability

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Title Chrome FileSystem API Case-sensitivity Bypass Vulnerability

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description Improper handling of case sensitivity in FileSystem in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-178
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T16:26:05.789Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:05:05.920Z

Link: CVE-2026-78959

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T16:25:32.379Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-08-25T21:17:51.953

Modified: 2026-08-28T20:20:00.060

Link: CVE-2026-78959

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T18:45:03Z

Weaknesses