CVE-2026-79178

Incorrect authorization in Web Authentication (Passkeys & Security Keys) in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Score

CVSS 3.1 4.3 Medium

Status

Analyzed - chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Published

2026-08-25

Last modified

2026-08-27

Weaknesses

CWE-863

Affected products

• Chrome (Google)

References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html
• https://issues.chromium.org/issues/520117546