Blink authorization flaw in Google Chrome allows origin policy bypass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 is affected. An incorrect authorization check (CWE-863) in Blink lets a remote attacker bypass web origin policy. The attacker needs a user to open a crafted HTML page, and the impact is limited to low confidentiality and integrity loss.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
Incorrect authorization in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to bypass web origin policy 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
- Partial
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 version 156.0.8078.47.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
- Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 156.0.8078.47
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Google Chrome 156.0.8078.47
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-84809 Out-of-bounds write in WebGL in Google Chrome on AndroidPriority MEDIUM 43
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-120930
- 2026-11-04 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-11-04 Alias added: GHSA-4vp5-8fmq-v52x
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-05 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
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-2026-120930 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-120930 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4vp5-8fmq-v52x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-120930 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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