{"id":"CVE-2026-79049","title":"chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Incorrect reference resolution in Passwords (CVE-2026-79049)","summary":"An incorrect reference resolution flaw was found in the Passwords component of the Chromium browser.\n\nUpstream bug(s):\n\nhttps://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=513786555","severity":"high","cvss":7.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","cvssSource":"vendor","cwe":["CWE-706"],"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"Chrome","affected":["Chrome >= 152.0.7977.65 < 152.0.7977.65"],"published":"2026-08-25","updated":"2026-09-26","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-26T02:22:38+00:00","source":"CSAF","sourceUrl":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79049.json","references":[{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79049.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79049"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79049"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79049"},{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html"},{"url":"https://issues.chromium.org/issues/513786555"}],"tags":["csaf","vex","red-hat","cve.org","score-dispute"],"epss":0.00369,"epssPercentile":0.30555,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-08-28T19:02:02.749640Z"},"scores":{"vendor":7.1,"adp":4.3},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-17T23:31:20.813Z","slug":"CVE-2026-79049","body":"## Overview\n\nAn incorrect reference resolution flaw was found in the Passwords component of the Chromium browser.\n\nUpstream bug(s):\n\nhttps://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=513786555\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · updated 2026-09-26 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79049.json)\n\n**chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Incorrect reference resolution in Passwords**. Released 2026-08-25, updated 2026-09-26.\n\nNot affected:\n\n- All currently supported Red Hat products\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the advisory for fix availability.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":39,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.1,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":211310,"id":"CVE-2026-79049","ts":1790408672747,"field":"cvss","old":"4.3","new":"7.1"},{"seq":211309,"id":"CVE-2026-79049","ts":1790408672747,"field":"severity","old":"medium","new":"high"}]}