CVE-2026-16415: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
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)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
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.
CVE-2026-16415: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google 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
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
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.
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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