CVE-2026-95278 is a missing-authorization vulnerability in the WakeLock component of Google Chrome versions earlier than 154.0.8037.57. A remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can use a crafted HTML page to bypass system access restrictions. The vulnerability is a post-compromise authorization weakness rather than an initial renderer-compromise mechanism.
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A missing-authorization vulnerability in Google Chrome's WakeLock functionality allows an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to bypass system access restrictions using a crafted HTML page. It affects Chrome versions before 154.0.8037.57 and is referenced in a security update for Chainguard Chromium packages. Chromium rates the flaw Low severity, while the Tenable advisory reports a High CVSS v3 base score of 8.4.
A Chromium vulnerability referenced by the Fedora security check; vulnerability-specific technical details are not provided.
A Chromium vulnerability covered by the Fedora advisory; individual flaw details are not provided.
Chromium vulnerability listed in associated Fedora and EPEL bug records; its technical details and individual fix status are not provided.
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