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CVE-2026-16415: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-16415cvecve-2026-16415
Published: 07/21/2026 (07/21/2026, 22:04:08 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Google
Product: Chrome

Description

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.182 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS v3.1

Score 5.4medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Affected software

GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
chromium/chromium
pkg:github/chromium/chromium
Affected versions
<150.0.7871.182

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 07/30/2026, 03:44:08 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability involves insufficient validation of untrusted input within Chrome Extensions, enabling a remote attacker to craft a malicious HTML page that spoofs the Omnibox (URL bar) content. The issue affects Google Chrome versions before 150.0.7871.182. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires network access, low attack complexity, no privileges, user interaction, and results in limited confidentiality and availability impacts. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed with no known exploits in the wild at the time of reporting.

Potential Impact

An attacker can remotely cause the Omnibox to display a spoofed URL, potentially misleading users about the legitimacy of the website they are visiting. This can facilitate phishing or social engineering attacks. The impact is limited to confidentiality and availability with no direct integrity impact reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

Google has released an update in Chrome version 150.0.7871.182 that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to mitigate the risk. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the advisory, but the presence of the fixed version indicates remediation is available. No additional mitigation steps are specified by the vendor.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Chrome
Date Reserved
2026-07-20T22:23:05.416Z
Cvss Version
null
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256605430.html","vendor":"Google"}]

Threat ID: 6a5ff13d9c2644c7f8dba03b

Added to database: 07/21/2026, 22:22:53 UTC

Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 03:44:08 UTC

Last updated: 09/02/2026, 10:52:07 UTC

Views: 57

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