Bug 2523968 (CVE-2026-78999) - CVE-2026-78999 chromium-browser: Google Chrome: Arbitrary code execution due to improper privilege management
Summary: CVE-2026-78999 chromium-browser: Google Chrome: Arbitrary code execution due ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-78999
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-25 20:52 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-26 13:23 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-25 20:52:44 UTC 
Improper privilege management in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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