CVE•Published 2026-08-25•Modified 2026-08-31•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-79148Google · Chrome
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
14
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 86% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Off-by-one error in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Timeline
Published 2026-08-25
Modified 2026-08-31
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-79148Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Google Chrome"All exposed Google Chrome instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Chrome"HTTP body or banner mentions "Chrome" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-79148Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-79148Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-79148Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-79148GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-79148" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.