CVE-2026-106285: UI misrepresentation in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-106285 is a UI misrepresentation vulnerability in Google Chrome's WebAppInstalls component prior to version 155.0.8059.39. It allows a remote attacker to bypass system access restrictions by tricking users through a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5.4. No known exploits are reported in the wild. Google has released a stable channel update addressing this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.4medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves UI misrepresentation in the WebAppInstalls feature of Google Chrome versions before 155.0.8059.39. An attacker can leverage social engineering techniques to present misleading UI elements via a crafted HTML page, potentially bypassing system access restrictions. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.4, reflecting a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and limited confidentiality and availability impact. The vendor has published an advisory and released a patch in Chrome version 155.0.8059.39.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to interact with a maliciously crafted HTML page, leading to bypass of system access restrictions. The impact is limited to confidentiality and availability with no integrity impact. There are no known active exploits in the wild.
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 actions are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-06T16:34:19.485Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6ac546482cdf04f656d49da4
Added to database: 10/06/2026, 19:04:40 UTC
Last enriched: 10/06/2026, 21:49:18 UTC
Last updated: 10/06/2026, 21:49:18 UTC
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