(In)security of multi-process web browsers \ VOGONS

(In)security of multi-process web browsers

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First post, by UCyborg

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The architecture that was so often praised for improved security and ability to isolate rogue tabs...collapses under a rather simple exploit of continuously changing the webpage title.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/brash_ … ashes_chromium/

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Reply 1 of 1, by jtchip

Posted on Today, 01:48

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Firefox and Safari are also multi-process and are immune to this attack, as stated in the second last paragraph of the article.

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