Missing authorization in Chrome Paint exposes cross-origin data
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.73 is affected. A missing authorization check in Paint (CWE-862) lets a remote attacker obtain cross-origin data. The attacker needs a user to open a crafted HTML page.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
Missing authorization in Paint in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.73 allowed a remote attacker to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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 156.0.8078.73 or later. The sources list no advisory identifiers for this fix.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
- Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 156.0.8078.73
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Google Chrome 156.0.8078.73
52 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 43 MEDIUM, 9 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-81628 Use after free in Google Chrome Command allows sandbox code executionPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-81615 Use after free in Google Chrome Editing allows code executionPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-81605 Use after free in Compositing in Google Chrome enables code executionPriority MEDIUM 43
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118353
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-87x2-8pvv-68m2
- 2026-10-28 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-28 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-30 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-11-03 Title updated · CNA
- 2026-11-03 Weakness changed · CNA
- 2026-11-05 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
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-2026-118353 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-118353 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-87x2-8pvv-68m2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-118353 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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