Race condition in WebAppInstalls in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2026-91723)
Race condition in WebAppInstalls in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-91723 describes a race condition in the WebAppInstalls feature of Google Chrome before version 153.0.8010.47. This flaw enables a remote attacker to manipulate the user interface by presenting spoofed UI elements through a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-362 (Race Condition). No detailed technical exploitation methods or impact beyond UI spoofing are provided.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to spoof UI elements in the browser, potentially misleading users about the authenticity or state of web content or browser UI. This could facilitate phishing or social engineering attacks but does not indicate direct code execution or data compromise from the provided data.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 153.0.8010.47 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the browser update. No additional mitigation guidance is provided.
Race condition in WebAppInstalls in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2026-91723)
Description
Race condition in WebAppInstalls in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-91723 describes a race condition in the WebAppInstalls feature of Google Chrome before version 153.0.8010.47. This flaw enables a remote attacker to manipulate the user interface by presenting spoofed UI elements through a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-362 (Race Condition). No detailed technical exploitation methods or impact beyond UI spoofing are provided.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to spoof UI elements in the browser, potentially misleading users about the authenticity or state of web content or browser UI. This could facilitate phishing or social engineering attacks but does not indicate direct code execution or data compromise from the provided data.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 153.0.8010.47 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the browser update. No additional mitigation guidance is provided.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-rpj7-c95v-69fp
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-91723"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaa07d355bf5e2cf5ea26f7
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 03:06:59 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 03:15:43 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 05:01:24 UTC
Views: 2
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