CVE-2026-3940 — Improper Access Control in Google Chrome

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control9 documents9 sources
Severity
5.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.33%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Google ChromeChromium
Timeline
PublishedMar 11
Latest updateMar 24

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.71 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5google/chrome146.0.7680.71 — 146.0.7680.71
▶NVDgoogle/chrome< 146.0.7680.71
▶Debianchromium/chromium< 146.0.7680.71-1~deb12u1+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-qgc5-2pjm-6x2m: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 146↗2026-03-12
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OSV
CVE-2026-3940: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 146↗2026-03-11
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CVEList
CVE-2026-3940: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 146↗2026-03-11
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Chrome
Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex: CVE-2026-3940↗2026-03-24
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Microsoft
Chromium: CVE-2026-3940 Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools↗2026-03-10
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Red Hat
chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools↗2026-03-10
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Debian
CVE-2026-3940: chromium - Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680...↗2026
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

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Wiz
CVE-2026-3940 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2026-3940 — Improper Access Control in Google | cvebase