Inappropriate implementation in Chrome for iOS in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a… (CVE-2026-17972)
Inappropriate implementation in Chrome for iOS in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-17972 affects Google Chrome on iOS before version 151.0.7922.72. It involves an inappropriate implementation that enables remote attackers to conduct UI spoofing attacks via specially crafted HTML content. This could mislead users by displaying deceptive user interface elements within the browser. The issue is categorized as low severity by Chromium security, indicating limited impact or exploitability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to perform UI spoofing in affected versions of Chrome for iOS. This could potentially trick users into interacting with deceptive UI elements, possibly leading to phishing or other social engineering attacks. There is no indication of code execution, privilege escalation, or data compromise from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome for iOS version 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Inappropriate implementation in Chrome for iOS in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a… (CVE-2026-17972)
Description
Inappropriate implementation in Chrome for iOS in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-17972 affects Google Chrome on iOS before version 151.0.7922.72. It involves an inappropriate implementation that enables remote attackers to conduct UI spoofing attacks via specially crafted HTML content. This could mislead users by displaying deceptive user interface elements within the browser. The issue is categorized as low severity by Chromium security, indicating limited impact or exploitability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to perform UI spoofing in affected versions of Chrome for iOS. This could potentially trick users into interacting with deceptive UI elements, possibly leading to phishing or other social engineering attacks. There is no indication of code execution, privilege escalation, or data compromise from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome for iOS version 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-3cj6-w86j-742x
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17972"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5119c2644c7f8980545
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:53 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 05:57:56 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 5
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