Description
Race condition in WebAppInstalls in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass web origin policy via a co-installed app. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

History

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Race condition enabling web origin policy bypass via co‑installed app in Chrome Android

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google android
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Google android

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Race condition enabling web origin policy bypass via co‑installed app in Chrome Android

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Race condition in WebAppInstalls in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass web origin policy via a co-installed app. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-362
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T20:37:09.467Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:09:48.896Z

Link: CVE-2026-79117

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-27T20:32:50.077Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-25T21:18:06.770

Modified: 2026-08-28T14:37:57.497

Link: CVE-2026-79117

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T18:45:04Z

Weaknesses