Incorrect authorization in FileSystem 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)

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Google
  • Chrome

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References
Link Providers
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/496401361 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Incorrect Authorization in Chrome FileSystem API Allows Unauthorized File Access

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

 ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Title Incorrect Authorization in Chrome FileSystem Leading to Remote Access via Crafted Page

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:45:00 +0000

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Title Incorrect Authorization in Chrome FileSystem Leading to Remote Access via Crafted Page

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description Incorrect authorization in FileSystem 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)
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2026-08-25T20:10:12.417Z

Updated: 2026-08-31T16:04:27.600Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:08:58.686Z

Link: CVE-2026-79088

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-31T16:04:24.055Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-08-25T21:18:04.430

Modified: 2026-08-31T16:19:14.320

Link: CVE-2026-79088

cve-icon Redhat

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