Description
Missing authorization in Internals in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 9.6 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Site isolation bypass / privilege escalation
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A missing authorization flaw in Chrome’s internal components allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to bypass the browser’s site isolation protections by serving a crafted HTML page. The CVE description indicates a potential privilege escalation inside the renderer; the possibility of arbitrary code execution is inferred from this bypass but is not explicitly stated.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome users on desktop platforms running any version prior to 156.0.8078.47 are vulnerable. The flaw applies to the standard release builds that render web content and does not affect mobile or enterprise‑custom tokens.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 9.6 marks the issue as critical. The EPSS score is listed as <1%, indicating a low but non‑zero likelihood of exploitation, and the vulnerability is not present in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires an attacker to first compromise the renderer process—possibly via another vulnerability—and then use the crafted HTML to bypass site isolation, potentially collapsing the browser sandbox and enabling broader access to the host.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on November 4, 2026 at 11:26 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Google Chrome to version 156.0.8078.47 or later, removing the missing authorization bug.
  • If an update cannot be applied immediately, enforce a content‑security policy that blocks navigation to internal privileged pages or prevents execution of untrusted HTML content that could trigger the bypass.
  • Verify that the browser sandbox is enabled and that no custom policies or flags disable sandbox restrictions.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on November 4, 2026 at 11:26 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4853-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6577-1 chromium security update
History

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Missing Authorization in Chrome Internals Allows Bypass of Site Isolation via Crafted HTML

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 03:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use‑After‑Free Exploit Allows Remote Code Execution in Google Chrome

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-416

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Use after free in Internals in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) Missing authorization in Internals in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-862

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use‑After‑Free Exploit Allows Remote Code Execution in Google Chrome

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Use after free in Internals in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-03T21:20:58.311Z

Reserved: 2026-10-19T23:14:03.471Z

Link: CVE-2026-113270

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-21T00:44:33.754Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-10-20T22:19:20.773

Modified: 2026-11-03T22:19:02.757

Link: CVE-2026-113270

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-04T11:30:10Z

Weaknesses