---
id: CVE-2026-79042
title: >-
  Missing authorization in Payments in Google Chrome on on Android prior to
  152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to
  potentially bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page
summary: >-
  Missing authorization in Payments in Google Chrome on on Android prior to
  152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to
  potentially bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page.
  (Chromium security …
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cvssSource: adp
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: Google
product: Chrome
affected:
  - Chrome >= 152.0.7977.65 < 152.0.7977.65
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-08-28T18:43:21.888633Z'
published: '2026-08-25'
updated: '2026-09-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-17T17:46:07.097Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79042'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html
  - url: 'https://issues.chromium.org/issues/513608317'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00274
epssPercentile: 0.20035
ingestedAt: '2026-09-17T18:25:16.057Z'
---

## Overview

Missing authorization in Payments in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

## Affected

- `Chrome >= 152.0.7977.65 < 152.0.7977.65`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.