Low [CVE-2026-17976] Policy bypass in Extensions
This low-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-17976.
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Summary
Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted domain name. (Chromium security severity: Low) A policy bypass flaw was found in the Extensions component of the Chromium browser.
Upstream bug(s): Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Google Chrome Security Advisory. Red Hat severity: Low — CVSS 0 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N).
Weakness: CWE-289.
- < 151.0.7922.72
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Fixed versions
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Mitigation
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