CVE-2026-78980: Google Chrome

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Improper input validation in ReaderMode in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass web origin policy into a privileged page via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 152.0.7977.65 (fixed in 152.0.7977.65)

Published 2026-08-25. Last modified 2026-08-28.