Bug 2523781 (CVE-2026-79226) - CVE-2026-79226 chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Privilege management flaw allows system access bypass via crafted Chrome extension.
Summary: CVE-2026-79226 chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Privilege management flaw ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-79226
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
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Depends On: 2524907 2524909
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-08-25 20:32 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-27 10:39 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-25 20:32:28 UTC 
Improper privilege management in Regional Capabilities in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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