Ubiquitous Google Chrome flaw can remotely bypass system access controls on enterprise endpoints, posing widespread operational risk if unpatched.
CVE-2026-85043
Remote bypass of system access restrictions in Google Chrome via crafted network traffic.
WAF coverage: Network-reachable. Generic WAF signatures may reduce blast radius. No CWE mapping to be precise.
Also consider: patch
Is CVE-2026-85043 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-85043 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-85043?
CVE-2026-85043 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-85043?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-85043. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-85043 affect?
CVE-2026-85043 affects Google Chrome (desktop) < 152.0.7977.82. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-85043?
Update Chrome to 152.0.7977.82 or later immediately.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote attacker can bypass system access restrictions via crafted network traffic, enabling unauthorized local resource access or privilege escalation.
Immediate action required
- affected< 152.0.7977.82
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.