CVE-2026-87479
Description
A flaw was found in Extensions in Google Chrome. This insufficient policy enforcement vulnerability allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering, to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox. This exploitation can occur via a specially crafted HTML page, leading to a severe security breach.
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
Technical Impact: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity; Bypass Protection Mechanism
The exploitation of a weakness in low-privileged areas of the software can be leveraged to reach higher-privileged areas without having to overcome any additional obstacles.
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