What is GHSA-8r42-2qq9-jf3w?

GHSA-8r42-2qq9-jf3w is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. Race condition in WebAppInstalls in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-8r42-2qq9-jf3w cover?

GHSA-8r42-2qq9-jf3w covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-79117. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-8r42-2qq9-jf3w?

GHSA-8r42-2qq9-jf3w has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-8r42-2qq9-jf3wMediumCVSS 4.3

Race condition in WebAppInstalls in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 25, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-79117 →

📋 Description

Race condition in WebAppInstalls in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass web origin policy via a co-installed app. (Chromium security severity: High)

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79117
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/523738212
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8r42-2qq9-jf3w