CVE-2026-78892 Auth bypass in Chrome

What is CVE-2026-78892?

CVE-2026-78892 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 25 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Incorrect authorization in Chromoting in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a local attacker to bypass system access restrictions via a local program. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-78892?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-78892?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2026-78892 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-78892 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-78892, ECHO-04b7-8ecc-22c6, GHSA-82mp-ff43-mpw3, MINI-5q98-c57c-ww88.