CVE-2026-5875: Policy bypass in Google Chrome
Policy bypass in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a policy bypass in the Blink rendering engine used by Google Chrome versions before 147.0.7727.55. The flaw enables remote attackers to conduct UI spoofing attacks by crafting malicious HTML content that circumvents intended policy controls. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium), reflecting that the attack vector is network-based, requires no privileges, but does require user interaction, and impacts integrity without affecting confidentiality or availability. The CWE associated is CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key).
Potential Impact
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability can perform UI spoofing, potentially misleading users into interacting with deceptive interface elements. This could lead to user confusion or trick users into unintended actions. There is no direct impact on data confidentiality or system availability. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released a stable channel update for Chrome that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to Chrome version 147.0.7727.55 or later to remediate this issue. Since this is a client-side browser vulnerability, applying the official update is the recommended and effective mitigation.
CVE-2026-5875: Policy bypass in Google Chrome
Description
Policy bypass in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a policy bypass in the Blink rendering engine used by Google Chrome versions before 147.0.7727.55. The flaw enables remote attackers to conduct UI spoofing attacks by crafting malicious HTML content that circumvents intended policy controls. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium), reflecting that the attack vector is network-based, requires no privileges, but does require user interaction, and impacts integrity without affecting confidentiality or availability. The CWE associated is CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key).
Potential Impact
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability can perform UI spoofing, potentially misleading users into interacting with deceptive interface elements. This could lead to user confusion or trick users into unintended actions. There is no direct impact on data confidentiality or system availability. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released a stable channel update for Chrome that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to Chrome version 147.0.7727.55 or later to remediate this issue. Since this is a client-side browser vulnerability, applying the official update is the recommended and effective mitigation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-08T19:34:36.453Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 69d6ca391cc7ad14dab3cbcb
Added to database: 4/8/2026, 9:35:53 PM
Last enriched: 4/16/2026, 11:58:07 AM
Last updated: 5/23/2026, 5:48:26 PM
Views: 80
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