9.1Critical
Google Chrome
CVE-2026-85043
Incomplete cleanup in Network in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.82 allowed a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions via crafted network traffic. (Chromium security severity: High)
What this means for your business
- It affects Google Chrome. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.4% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 35% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Google Chrome, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 9.1 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-459
- Assigned by
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-09-03
- Last modified
- 2026-09-08
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Google Chrome- 152.0.7977.82
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.