What is GHSA-x5ww-48c3-rp9j?

GHSA-x5ww-48c3-rp9j is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. Incorrect authorization in Web Authentication (Passkeys \u0026 Security Keys) in Google Chrome prior...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-x5ww-48c3-rp9j cover?

GHSA-x5ww-48c3-rp9j covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-79178. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-x5ww-48c3-rp9j?

GHSA-x5ww-48c3-rp9j has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-x5ww-48c3-rp9jMediumCVSS 4.3

Incorrect authorization in Web Authentication (Passkeys & Security Keys) in Google Chrome prior...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 25, 2026

Last Modified

August 27, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-79178 →

📋 Description

Incorrect authorization in Web Authentication (Passkeys & Security Keys) in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79178
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/520117546
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x5ww-48c3-rp9j