CVE-2026-106402: Incorrect authorization in Google Chrome
Description
An incorrect authorization vulnerability in Google Chrome Extensions prior to version 155.0.8059.39 allows a remote attacker to spoof UI elements by leveraging social engineering with a crafted Chrome extension. This issue has been assigned a medium severity by Chromium security. A stable channel update addressing this vulnerability has been released by Google.
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-106402 is an authorization flaw in Google Chrome Extensions before version 155.0.8059.39. The vulnerability enables a remote attacker to use social engineering techniques to create a malicious Chrome extension that can spoof user interface elements. This could mislead users into interacting with deceptive UI components. The issue has been publicly disclosed and fixed in the stable channel update referenced by Google.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to spoof UI elements in Chrome Extensions, potentially deceiving users into unintended actions. However, exploitation requires social engineering and crafted extensions. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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 indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-06T16:38:09.696Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6ac546602cdf04f656d4a09f
Added to database: 10/06/2026, 19:05:04 UTC
Last enriched: 10/06/2026, 19:34:10 UTC
Last updated: 10/06/2026, 22:28:16 UTC
Views: 3
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