CVE-2026-79148: Google Chrome

Critical severity, CVSS 9.1. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Off-by-one error in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted Chrome extension. (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 2026-08-31.