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CVE-2026-79049 json

Incorrect reference resolution in Passwords in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to bypass system access restr…

published 2mo ago modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-65909

cvss
4.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Incorrect reference resolution in Passwords in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Patch / fix

  • google chrome 152.0.7977.65
  • chromium Debian 12 152.0.7977.75-1~deb12u1
  • chromium Debian 13 152.0.7977.75-1~deb13u1
  • chromium Debian 14 152.0.7977.64-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79049

  • chromium openSUSE Leap 16.0 152.0.7977.82-bp160.1.1
  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 152.0.7977.64-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21799-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11628-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-79049 updated cvss 7.1

chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Incorrect reference resolution in Passwords

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CNA 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

  • Google Chrome

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-706 Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference
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References

Sources

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