---
id: CVE-2026-79099
title: >-
  chromium-browser: Google Chrome: System access restriction bypass via crafted
  HTML page (CVE-2026-79099)
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in Google Chrome's Network component. A remote attacker could
  exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted
  HTML page. This could allow the attacker to bypass system access restrictions,
  leadin…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'
cvssSource: adp
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: '2026-09-25T08:51:09+00:00'
source: CSAF
sourceUrl: 'https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79099.json'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79099.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79099'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79099'
  - url: >-
      https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html
  - url: 'https://issues.chromium.org/issues/517608454'
tags:
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00286
epssPercentile: 0.2104
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-08-28T18:13:18.834473Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-17T19:26:25.333Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in Google Chrome's Network component. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page. This could allow the attacker to bypass system access restrictions, leading to unauthorized access or actions within the affected system.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · updated 2026-09-25 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79099.json)

**chromium-browser: Google Chrome: System access restriction bypass via crafted HTML page**. Released 2026-08-25, updated 2026-09-25.

Not affected:

- All currently supported Red Hat products

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for fix availability.