Description
Incomplete cleanup in HID in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected products
google: chrome
References2
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for… Release NotesVendor Advisory
- issues.chromium.org/issues/562655586 Permissions Required
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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6.5
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 25 · as of 9 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-459
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