Chrome is widely deployed; this bug bypasses system access controls in DevTools and can impact many enterprise desktops, so broad IT notification is warranted.
CVE-2026-95376
Chrome DevTools bypasses system access restrictions via crafted network traffic.
Is CVE-2026-95376 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-95376 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.
How severe is CVE-2026-95376?
CVE-2026-95376 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.0. 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-2026-95376?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-95376. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-95376 affect?
CVE-2026-95376 affects Google Chrome <154.0.8037.57 (desktop). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-95376?
Update Chrome to 154.0.8037.57 or later
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Adjacent attacker can bypass system access restrictions via crafted network traffic and social engineering, exposing DevTools or sensitive internals.
Patch when possible
- affected< 154.0.8037.57
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.