What is GHSA-859r-qgh9-2mwv?

GHSA-859r-qgh9-2mwv is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. Incorrect authorization in WebProtect in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-859r-qgh9-2mwv cover?

GHSA-859r-qgh9-2mwv covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-79077. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-859r-qgh9-2mwv?

GHSA-859r-qgh9-2mwv has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-859r-qgh9-2mwvMediumCVSS 4.3

Incorrect authorization in WebProtect in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 25, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-79077 →

📋 Description

Incorrect authorization in WebProtect in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79077
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/501416859
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-859r-qgh9-2mwv