CVE-2026-79148

critical

Description

Off-by-one error in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)

References

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/532303080

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-25

Updated: 2026-08-26

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00161