Confused deputy in Google Chrome Contextual Tasks allows privileged page access
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Google Chrome versions before 155.0.8059.39 contain a confused deputy flaw (CWE-441) in Contextual Tasks. A remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process can use a crafted HTML page to bypass system access restrictions and reach a privileged page. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.1 (High), and Chromium rates the issue Medium.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Confused deputy in Contextual Tasks in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass system access restrictions into a privileged page via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Update Google Chrome to 155.0.8059.39, the fixed version. Red Hat reports one of its products as not affected.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 155.0.8059.39
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Google Chrome 155.0.8059.39
247 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 54 MEDIUM, 193 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
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- TI-2026-68659 Chrome Chromoting on Mac flaw lets remote attackers bypass access restrictionsPriority MEDIUM 47
- TI-2026-68758 Incomplete cleanup in Chrome Chromoting on Mac allows access bypassPriority MEDIUM 45
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-106301
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-qg95-w8g6-2mc3
- 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Google Chrome vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-09686 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04898 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04346 Use after free in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2026-106301 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-106301 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qg95-w8g6-2mc3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-106301 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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