Medium6.5Red Hat Linux

Medium [CVE-2026-79258] Information disclosure via incorrect authorization

This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-79258.

CVE-2026-79258 Published Aug 25, 2026Updated by vendor Aug 25, 2026

CVE-2026-79258

Affected products & platforms

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Summary

Incorrect authorization in WebXR in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) This could lead to unauthorized information disclosure. Red Hat severity: Moderate — CVSS 6.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Weakness: CWE-346.

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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