Description
Cross-site request forgery in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-09-29
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Cross‑Site Request Forgery allowing a web origin policy bypass
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A cross‑site request forgery flaw in the Chrome DevTools component lets a remote attacker use a crafted HTML page to trigger requests that run in the context of a target web origin. This allows the attacker to execute actions that should be restricted by the same‑origin policy, potentially leaking sensitive data or modifying site state. The vulnerability is categorized as a Medium severity issue by Chromium security.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome installations running versions earlier than 154.0.8037.57 are affected. No additional version details are provided beyond the stated maximum version that contains the fix.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 8.8 qualifies as a High severity vulnerability. Because exploitation requires social engineering to get a user to load the crafted page and relies on the DevTools component being accessible, the likelihood of widespread automated exploitation remains low, as indicated by the EPSS score of less than 1%. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers would need to persuade or trick users into visiting the malicious page to gain a breach of the web origin policy.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 1, 2026 at 00:32 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Google Chrome to 154.0.8037.57 or later
  • Configure Chrome or organizational policies to disable or restrict DevTools usage where possible
  • Educate users about phishing and social‑engineering risks that could be used to exploit this vulnerability

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 1, 2026 at 00:32 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6513-1 chromium security update
History

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title chromium-browser: Cross-site request forgery in DevTools
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Cross‑Site Request Forgery via DevTools Enabling Web Origin Policy Bypass

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Cross‑Site Request Forgery via DevTools Enabling Web Origin Policy Bypass

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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Description Cross-site request forgery in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-352
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T19:37:33.109Z

Reserved: 2026-09-22T05:10:47.558Z

Link: CVE-2026-95362

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T19:37:07.615Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-29T18:17:29.833

Modified: 2026-10-01T13:57:14.263

Link: CVE-2026-95362

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-29T17:31:46Z

Links: CVE-2026-95362 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-01T00:45:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-352

    Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)