Description
Missing authorization in BackgroundFetch in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-11-03
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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Title chromium-browser: Missing authorization in BackgroundFetch
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Title BackgroundFetch Authorization Bypass in Google Chrome

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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Title BackgroundFetch Authorization Bypass in Google Chrome

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description Missing authorization in BackgroundFetch in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker to bypass web origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-862
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-04T20:21:09.200Z

Reserved: 2026-11-03T10:16:19.258Z

Link: CVE-2026-121174

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-04T20:18:26.786Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-11-03T21:17:25.723

Modified: 2026-11-04T21:18:02.550

Link: CVE-2026-121174

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-11-03T20:42:23Z

Links: CVE-2026-121174 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-04T23:45:08Z

Weaknesses