---
id: CVE-2026-79042
title: >-
  chromium-browser: Google Chrome: Missing authorization in Payments allows
  system access restriction bypass (CVE-2026-79042)
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in Google Chrome on Android. Missing authorization in the
  Payments functionality allows a remote attacker, leveraging social
  engineering, to potentially bypass system access restrictions. This can be
  achieved by enticing a…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cvssSource: vendor
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: Red Hat
product: Chrome
affected:
  - Chrome >= 152.0.7977.65 < 152.0.7977.65
published: '2026-08-25'
updated: '2026-09-25'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-25T10:34:47+00:00'
source: CSAF
sourceUrl: 'https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79042.json'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79042.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79042'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79042'
  - url: >-
      https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html
  - url: 'https://issues.chromium.org/issues/513608317'
tags:
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00243
epssPercentile: 0.15404
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-08-28T18:43:21.888633Z'
scores:
  vendor: 5.4
  adp: 4.3
ingestedAt: '2026-09-17T18:25:16.057Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in Google Chrome on Android. Missing authorization in the Payments functionality allows a remote attacker, leveraging social engineering, to potentially bypass system access restrictions. This can be achieved by enticing a user to interact with a specially crafted HTML page.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · updated 2026-09-25 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79042.json)

**chromium-browser: Google Chrome: Missing authorization in Payments allows system access restriction bypass**. Released 2026-08-25, updated 2026-09-25.

Not affected:

- All currently supported Red Hat products

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for fix availability.