CVE-2026-95371: Missing authorization in Google Chrome
Missing authorization in Views in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-95371 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome on Mac systems before version 154.0.8037.57. It involves missing authorization in Views, which enables a remote attacker with control over the renderer process to spoof user interface elements by crafting malicious HTML content. This can be exploited through social engineering to deceive users. The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed and addressed by Google in the stable channel update.
Potential Impact
An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can exploit this vulnerability to spoof UI elements, potentially misleading users into performing unintended actions. The impact is limited to UI spoofing and requires prior compromise of the renderer process and social engineering, thus rated medium severity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released a stable channel update for Chrome on Mac that fixes this vulnerability in version 154.0.8037.57. Users should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation is required beyond applying the official update.
CVE-2026-95371: Missing authorization in Google Chrome
Description
Missing authorization in Views in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged 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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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-95371 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome on Mac systems before version 154.0.8037.57. It involves missing authorization in Views, which enables a remote attacker with control over the renderer process to spoof user interface elements by crafting malicious HTML content. This can be exploited through social engineering to deceive users. The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed and addressed by Google in the stable channel update.
Potential Impact
An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can exploit this vulnerability to spoof UI elements, potentially misleading users into performing unintended actions. The impact is limited to UI spoofing and requires prior compromise of the renderer process and social engineering, thus rated medium severity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released a stable channel update for Chrome on Mac that fixes this vulnerability in version 154.0.8037.57. Users should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation is required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-22T05:10:59.900Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0856730748.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6abbf88657f14566d451c8ec
Added to database: 09/29/2026, 17:42:30 UTC
Last enriched: 09/29/2026, 17:46:21 UTC
Last updated: 09/29/2026, 18:51:53 UTC
Views: 4
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