Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2026

CVE-2026-78898

Description

Incorrect authorization in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected products

Google/Chromellm-fuzzy
Range: <152.0.7977.65
Chromium/Chromiumllm-fuzzy
Range: <152.0.7977.65

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.htmlnvd
issues.chromium.org/issues/499423269nvd

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