CVE-2026-79208

MEDIUM 5.9CVE-2026-79208 · Published 25/08/2026 · updated 27/08/2026

In short

CVE-2026-79208 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability affecting chrome (google).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.29%, higher than 21.1% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 152.0.7977.65 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
chrome google	`< 152.0.7977.65`	`152.0.7977.65`

Description

Missing authorization in HTTP2 in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to leak sensitive information via crafted network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html · Release Notes
issues.chromium.org/issues/513287677 · Permissions Required

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

chrome

google

< 152.0.7977.65

152.0.7977.65

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