What is GHSA-hqmc-4j52-gcc6?

GHSA-hqmc-4j52-gcc6 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Improper privilege management in Regional Capabilities in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-hqmc-4j52-gcc6 cover?

GHSA-hqmc-4j52-gcc6 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-79226. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-hqmc-4j52-gcc6?

GHSA-hqmc-4j52-gcc6 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-hqmc-4j52-gcc6HighCVSS 8.8

Improper privilege management in Regional Capabilities in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 25, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-79226 →

📋 Description

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)

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79226
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/513607252
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hqmc-4j52-gcc6