Bug 2523931 (CVE-2026-78968)

Summary: CVE-2026-78968 chromium-browser: Google Chrome: Address bar spoofing due to missing authorization
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A flaw was found in Google Chrome's Core component. This missing authorization vulnerability allows a remote attacker, who has already compromised the renderer process, to potentially spoof the address bar by using a specially crafted HTML page. This could mislead users about the authenticity of a website.
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Bug Depends On: 2524890, 2524891    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-25 20:50:18 UTC
Missing authorization in Core in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially spoof address bar via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)