CVE-2026-79089 Race condition in Chrome

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

A race condition in Chrome on Android allows remote attackers to bypass system access restrictions 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-2026-79089?

CVE-2026-79089 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 Transactions Platform in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Weakness: CWE-367

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79089?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-79089?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-79089 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79089, ECHO-08bc-4106-06c8, GHSA-93h6-f42c-4hqp, MINI-9vxq-6m6f-62g3.

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