CVE-2026-79116
Description
A flaw was found in Viz in Google Chrome. Missing authorization allowed a remote attacker, who had already compromised the renderer process, to bypass the web origin policy. This could be achieved by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted HTML page, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information or actions across different web origins.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Access Control,Other
Technical Impact: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity; Varies by Context
An attacker can access any functionality that is inadvertently accessible to the source.
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