Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Payments in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via… (CVE-2026-17955)
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Payments in Google Chrome 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
CVE-2026-17955 describes a security flaw in Google Chrome's Payments feature where insufficient validation of untrusted input enables a remote attacker to conduct UI spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects versions of Chrome before 151.0.7922.72. The attacker can craft a malicious HTML page that manipulates the user interface to deceive users. The Chromium security team has classified this vulnerability as low severity, indicating limited impact or exploitability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform UI spoofing, potentially misleading users by presenting deceptive interface elements. However, the impact is considered low severity by the Chromium security team, suggesting that the risk to users is limited and does not involve direct code execution or data compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Payments in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via… (CVE-2026-17955)
Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Payments in Google Chrome 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
CVE-2026-17955 describes a security flaw in Google Chrome's Payments feature where insufficient validation of untrusted input enables a remote attacker to conduct UI spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects versions of Chrome before 151.0.7922.72. The attacker can craft a malicious HTML page that manipulates the user interface to deceive users. The Chromium security team has classified this vulnerability as low severity, indicating limited impact or exploitability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform UI spoofing, potentially misleading users by presenting deceptive interface elements. However, the impact is considered low severity by the Chromium security team, suggesting that the risk to users is limited and does not involve direct code execution or data compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-f9pc-prxf-vqp6
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17955"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5129c2644c7f89807b8
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:54 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:00:29 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:53 UTC
Views: 3
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