Description
Injection in Chrome Tabs in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to potentially bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation
Action: Assess Impact
AI Analysis

Impact

Chrome Tabs contains an injection flaw that lets a remote attacker craft an HTML page to trick the browser into bypassing system access restrictions. The vulnerability enables the attacker to potentially execute browser‑level commands with elevated privileges, which could then be used to read or modify protected data or APIs on the host. The Chromium severity for this issue is rated medium.

Affected Systems

Users running Google Chrome version prior to 152.0.7977.65 on any platform are affected. No other vendors or product versions are listed as vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

While the EPSS score is < 1% and the issue is not in the CISA KEV catalog, the flaw is a typical browser injection (CWE‑74). An attacker must supply a malicious webpage to a user’s browser, so exploitation relies on user interaction or a tricked user. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, a medium Chromium severity, and lack of known widespread exploitation suggest a moderate risk, but the potential for privilege escalation warrants prompt attention.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 28, 2026 at 23:09 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or newer to apply the vendor‑issued fix.
  • Configure Chrome’s enterprise policies to disallow local file URLs or other filesystem accesses from untrusted pages, reducing the attack surface.
  • Ensure that Chrome’s sandboxing features are enabled and that tabs run with minimal privileges to limit the impact of any residual injection.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 28, 2026 at 23:09 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4771-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6482-1 chromium security update
History

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Chromium Tab Injection Vulnerability Enabling Remote Context Bypass

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:45:00 +0000

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

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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Title Chromium Tab Injection Vulnerability Enabling Remote Context Bypass

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

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Description Injection in Chrome Tabs in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to potentially bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-74
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T18:46:01.327Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:08:58.067Z

Link: CVE-2026-79087

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-25T21:18:04.313

Modified: 2026-08-31T14:59:14.320

Link: CVE-2026-79087

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T23:15:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-74

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')