CVE-2026-78912: UI misrepresentation in Google Chrome
Description
UI misrepresentation in Browser in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.4medium
Affected software
Chrome
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves UI misrepresentation in Google Chrome browsers before version 152.0.7977.65. An attacker can craft a malicious HTML page that spoofs legitimate UI elements, potentially deceiving users. The flaw does not directly impact integrity but can affect confidentiality and availability to a limited extent. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.4 (medium), with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, limited confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, and low availability impact. Google has released an official fix in version 152.0.7977.65.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to spoof UI elements in affected Chrome versions, which could mislead users into interacting with deceptive interface components. This may result in limited confidentiality and availability impacts but does not affect integrity. There are no known active exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor has provided an official fix. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying the update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:04:07.445Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9b7acd9273b49ac6d7d
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:19 UTC
Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 22:55:13 UTC
Last updated: 10/09/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
Views: 42
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