CVE-2026-79226: Improper privilege management in Regional Capabilities

Published May 15, 2026
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Updated

Improper privilege management in Regional Capabilities in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Credit

Google

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
Google Chrome<152.0.7977.65
Google Chrome<152.0.7977.64
152.0.7977.64

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 152.0.7977.64
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade Google Chrome to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 152.0.7977.65
  3. Compensating control

    Mitigate social-engineering-based exploitation by restricting Chrome extension installation and only allowing extensions from trusted sources until Chrome is updated to 152.0.7977.65.

Event History

May 15, 2026
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Data Sourced
12:00 AM
SeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Aug 25, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:10 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:10 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:18 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which Chrome versions need to be updated?

Google Chrome versions prior to 152.0.7977.65 are affected. Update Chrome to 152.0.7977.65 or later.

2

What does an attacker need to exploit this issue?

The attacker must use a crafted Chrome extension and rely on social engineering. The provided information does not indicate that ordinary web content alone can exploit the issue.

3

Are users exposed by default?

Exploitation requires a user to be socially engineered into interacting with a crafted Chrome extension. The available information does not state whether any default Chrome extension configuration is directly affected.

4

What is the security impact?

A successful attack can bypass system access restrictions through improper privilege management in Chrome Regional Capabilities.

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