CVE-2026-106236: UI misrepresentation in Google Chrome
Description
A UI misrepresentation vulnerability exists in the Chromoting component of Google Chrome on Windows versions prior to 155.0.8059.39. This flaw allows a remote attacker to spoof UI elements by sending crafted network traffic, potentially tricking users via social engineering. The vulnerability is rated as medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.4. Google has released an update to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.4medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-106236 is a UI misrepresentation vulnerability in the Chromoting feature of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 155.0.8059.39. The flaw enables remote attackers to spoof user interface elements by leveraging crafted network traffic, which could deceive users through social engineering techniques. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4, indicating medium severity. The issue was publicly disclosed and Google has issued a stable channel update to fix it.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to spoof UI elements in Google Chrome's Chromoting feature on Windows, potentially misleading users into performing unintended actions. The impact is limited to UI misrepresentation with no direct confidentiality or integrity compromise, but it may lead to user deception. The CVSS vector indicates low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, and low impact on confidentiality and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 155.0.8059.39. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-06T16:32:51.892Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6ac5463d2cdf04f656d49d53
Added to database: 10/06/2026, 19:04:29 UTC
Last enriched: 10/06/2026, 22:18:56 UTC
Last updated: 10/07/2026, 02:48:23 UTC
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