CVE-2026-79180: UI misrepresentation in Google Chrome
Description
UI misrepresentation in CustomTabs in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.4medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79180 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's CustomTabs on Android that enables remote attackers to perform UI misrepresentation by crafting malicious HTML pages. This can lead to spoofing of UI elements, potentially deceiving users. The issue affects Chrome versions before 152.0.7977.65 and has been assigned a medium severity level by Chromium security.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to spoof UI elements in Chrome CustomTabs on Android, which could trick users into interacting with deceptive interfaces. The impact is limited to UI misrepresentation with low confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, and low availability impact as per the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 152.0.7977.65. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html for details.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:10:57.623Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9d9acd9273b49ac715d
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:53 UTC
Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 22:51:46 UTC
Last updated: 10/08/2026, 18:48:48 UTC
Views: 41
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