Origin-policy bypass via missing Viz authorization
Published Aug 25, 2026 · Updated Aug 25, 2026
Missing authorization in Viz in Google Chrome before 152.0.7977.65 allows remote attackers to bypass web origin policy via crafted HTML. Google has not disclosed the affected Viz code path or the authorization check omitted when handling renderer-supplied requests. Exploitation requires a renderer process already under attacker control and can cross origin boundaries, but no broader sandbox escape is reported.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in Viz in Google Chrome before 152.0.7977.65 allows remote attackers to bypass web origin policy via crafted HTML. Google has not disclosed the affected Viz code path or the authorization check omitted when handling renderer-supplied requests. Exploitation requires a renderer process already under attacker control and can cross origin boundaries, but no broader sandbox escape is reported.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-79116
- Published
- Aug 25, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 25, 2026
- Vendor
- Google Cloud
- Product
- Google Chrome
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Aug 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=152.0.7977.65 <152.0.7977.65
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