Description
Race condition in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
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

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Title Race condition in Chrome extensions allows bypassing system access restrictions

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +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'}


Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Title Race condition in Chrome extensions allows bypassing system access restrictions

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:45:00 +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 Race condition in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Weaknesses CWE-367
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T19:00:01.908Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:07:33.133Z

Link: CVE-2026-79017

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T18:59:55.255Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-25T21:17:57.520

Modified: 2026-08-27T17:50:48.447

Link: CVE-2026-79017

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T21:15:04Z

Weaknesses