Description
Incorrect authorization in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-11-03
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Privilege Escalation via Untrusted Chrome Extension chromium-browser: Incorrect authorization in Extensions
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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Title Privilege Escalation via Untrusted Chrome Extension

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description Incorrect authorization in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-863
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-03T20:42:41.490Z

Reserved: 2026-11-03T09:24:54.619Z

Link: CVE-2026-121066

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-03T21:17:11.380

Modified: 2026-11-03T21:17:11.483

Link: CVE-2026-121066

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-11-03T20:42:41Z

Links: CVE-2026-121066 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-05T02:15:15Z

Weaknesses