CVE-2026-79014 Race condition in Chrome
A race condition in Chrome's Autofill allows a compromised renderer to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-79014?
CVE-2026-79014 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 25 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Race condition in Autofill in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79014?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-79014?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-79014 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79014 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79014, ECHO-5984-e18b-5b6a, GHSA-rq7c-38w9-8xh5, MINI-58w8-974j-crw7.