Description
Improper privilege management in Regional Capabilities in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:15:00 +0000

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Title Chrome Extension Privilege Escalation via Regional Capability Mismanagement

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:15:00 +0000

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Title Chrome Extension Privilege Escalation via Regional Capability Mismanagement

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:15:00 +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 privilege management in Regional Capabilities in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-269
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T19:06:28.970Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:12:01.222Z

Link: CVE-2026-79226

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T19:05:30.942Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-08-25T21:18:16.743

Modified: 2026-08-28T20:20:06.720

Link: CVE-2026-79226

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T23:00:14Z

Weaknesses