Description
Incorrect authorization in ServiceWorker in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass web origin policy via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:15:00 +0000

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Title ServiceWorker Origin Policy Bypass via Malicious Extension in Chrome

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

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

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

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Description Incorrect authorization in ServiceWorker in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass web origin policy via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-863
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-25T20:10:36.277Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:12:14.604Z

Link: CVE-2026-79238

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-25T21:18:18.070

Modified: 2026-08-25T21:18:18.070

Link: CVE-2026-79238

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T01:00:07Z

Weaknesses