CVE-2026-14404: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-14404 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome's PDFium component prior to version 150.0.7871.46. It allows a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing by crafting a malicious PDF file. This could mislead users by displaying deceptive user interface elements. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions before 150.0.7871.46. No CVSS score is provided. A fix is available in version 150.0.7871.46.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
An inappropriate implementation in the PDFium library used by Google Chrome before version 150.0.7871.46 enables remote attackers to conduct UI spoofing attacks via specially crafted PDF files. This vulnerability could allow attackers to deceive users by presenting fake interface elements within PDFs. The issue is classified with medium severity by Chromium security. The vendor advisory indicates that the vulnerability is addressed in Chrome version 150.0.7871.46.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability enables remote attackers to perform UI spoofing through crafted PDF files, potentially misleading users into interacting with deceptive content. This could facilitate social engineering attacks but does not indicate direct code execution or data compromise from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.46 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since this is a client-side application vulnerability, applying the official update is the primary mitigation. No additional vendor advisories indicate alternative mitigations or that no action is required.
CVE-2026-14404: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-14404 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome's PDFium component prior to version 150.0.7871.46. It allows a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing by crafting a malicious PDF file. This could mislead users by displaying deceptive user interface elements. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions before 150.0.7871.46. No CVSS score is provided. A fix is available in version 150.0.7871.46.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
An inappropriate implementation in the PDFium library used by Google Chrome before version 150.0.7871.46 enables remote attackers to conduct UI spoofing attacks via specially crafted PDF files. This vulnerability could allow attackers to deceive users by presenting fake interface elements within PDFs. The issue is classified with medium severity by Chromium security. The vendor advisory indicates that the vulnerability is addressed in Chrome version 150.0.7871.46.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability enables remote attackers to perform UI spoofing through crafted PDF files, potentially misleading users into interacting with deceptive content. This could facilitate social engineering attacks but does not indicate direct code execution or data compromise from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.46 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since this is a client-side application vulnerability, applying the official update is the primary mitigation. No additional vendor advisories indicate alternative mitigations or that no action is required.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-01T21:37:29.470Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175352312.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a459a0627e9c7971943bfb0
Added to database: 07/01/2026, 22:51:50 UTC
Last enriched: 07/01/2026, 23:22:56 UTC
Last updated: 07/01/2026, 23:51:16 UTC
Views: 2
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