Improper handling of case sensitivity in FileSystem in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Title Chrome FileSystem API Case-sensitivity Bypass Vulnerability

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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

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Description Improper handling of case sensitivity in FileSystem in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-178
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-25T20:10:37.757Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:05:05.920Z

Link: CVE-2026-78959

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-25T21:17:51.953

Modified: 2026-08-25T21:17:51.953

Link: CVE-2026-78959

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Updated: 2026-08-26T00:00:11Z