Medium5.4Red Hat Linux

Medium [CVE-2026-78898] Incorrect authorization in Downloads

This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-78898.

CVE-2026-78898 Published Aug 25, 2026Updated by vendor Aug 25, 2026

CVE-2026-78898

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Summary

Incorrect authorization in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) An incorrect authorization flaw was found in the Downloads 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: Moderate — CVSS 5.4 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Weakness: CWE-551.

Affected versions

< 152.0.7977.65

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Fixed versions

No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.

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Mitigation

The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.

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