CVE-2026-106316: UI misrepresentation in Google Chrome
Description
A UI misrepresentation vulnerability exists in the Chromoting feature of Google Chrome on Mac platforms prior to version 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 has a medium severity rating 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-2026-106316 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's Chromoting component on Mac systems before version 155.0.8059.39. It allows remote attackers to misrepresent UI elements by leveraging crafted network traffic, facilitating social engineering attacks. The flaw is classified as low severity by Chromium security but has a medium CVSS score of 5.4 due to its potential impact on confidentiality and availability. The vulnerability is patched in Chrome version 155.0.8059.39.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely send crafted network traffic to spoof UI elements in the Chromoting feature, potentially deceiving users into performing unintended actions. The impact is limited to UI misrepresentation with low confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, and low availability impact as per the CVSS vector. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome on Mac to version 155.0.8059.39 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms that this update addresses the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-06T16:35:02.587Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6ac5464d2cdf04f656d49ddc
Added to database: 10/06/2026, 19:04:45 UTC
Last enriched: 10/06/2026, 21:33:47 UTC
Last updated: 10/07/2026, 00:28:17 UTC
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