---
id: CVE-2026-79151
title: >-
  chromium-browser: Chromium-browser Safebrowsing: Bypass system access
  restrictions via improper input validation. (CVE-2026-79151)
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in Chromium-browser's Safebrowsing component. A remote
  attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted
  file. This could allow the attacker to bypass system access restrictions.
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: vendor
cwe:
  - CWE-20
vendor: Red Hat
product: Chrome
affected:
  - Chrome >= 152.0.7977.65 < 152.0.7977.65
published: '2026-08-25'
updated: '2026-09-25'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-25T13:30:13+00:00'
source: CSAF
sourceUrl: 'https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79151.json'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79151.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79151'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79151'
  - url: >-
      https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html
  - url: 'https://issues.chromium.org/issues/517074167'
tags:
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - cve.org
  - score-dispute
epss: 0.00233
epssPercentile: 0.1411
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-08-28T19:01:29.181366Z'
scores:
  vendor: 6.5
  adp: 4.3
ingestedAt: '2026-09-17T23:31:20.809Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in Chromium-browser's Safebrowsing component. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted file. This could allow the attacker to bypass system access restrictions.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · updated 2026-09-25 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79151.json)

**chromium-browser: Chromium-browser Safebrowsing: Bypass system access restrictions via improper input validation.**. Released 2026-08-25, updated 2026-09-25.

Not affected:

- All currently supported Red Hat products

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for fix availability.