CVE-2026-106311: Clickjacking in Google Chrome
Description
A clickjacking vulnerability exists in the PermissionElement component of Google Chrome versions prior to 155.0.8059.39. This flaw allows a remote attacker to use social engineering techniques to spoof user interface elements via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has been assigned a medium severity by Chromium security. A stable channel update addressing this issue has been released by Google.
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-106311 is a clickjacking vulnerability affecting Google Chrome before version 155.0.8059.39. The issue resides in the PermissionElement, where an attacker can craft a malicious HTML page to spoof UI elements, potentially misleading users through social engineering. This vulnerability is classified as medium severity by Chromium security. Google has published a stable channel update to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could deceive users by presenting spoofed UI elements, potentially leading to unintended user actions. However, the impact is limited to UI spoofing via social engineering and does not indicate direct code execution or privilege escalation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official stable channel update that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the update to Chrome version 155.0.8059.39 or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-06T16:34:56.973Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6ac5464d2cdf04f656d49dd7
Added to database: 10/06/2026, 19:04:45 UTC
Last enriched: 10/06/2026, 21:33:57 UTC
Last updated: 10/07/2026, 00:28:24 UTC
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