CVE-2026-79126

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-08-25 · updated 2026-08-27
Weakness: CWE-684

Description

Incorrect provision of specified functionality in Proxy in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed an adjacent attacker to potentially obtain sensitive information via crafted network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 152.0.7977.65 — fixed in 152.0.7977.65

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 152.0.7977.65. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/533408915

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