Chrome <=152.0.7977.65 Extension CRX Origin Policy Bypass (CVE-2026-78947)
CVE-2026-78947 Published on August 25, 2026

Incomplete cleanup in Chromium in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass web origin policy via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-78947 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

What is an Insufficient Cleanup Vulnerability?

The software does not properly "clean up" and remove temporary or supporting resources after they have been used.

CVE-2026-78947 has been classified to as an Insufficient Cleanup vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-78947

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Affected Versions

Google Chrome: