UI misrepresentation in Core in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to… (CVE-2026-79284)
Description
A UI misrepresentation vulnerability exists in the Core component of Google Chrome on Mac systems prior to version 152.0.7977.65. This flaw allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to spoof UI elements by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a moderate severity rating and does not impact confidentiality or availability but can affect integrity through UI spoofing.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79284 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's Core on Mac platforms before version 152.0.7977.65. It enables a remote attacker, with control over the renderer process, to create crafted HTML content that misrepresents UI elements, potentially misleading users. The flaw is classified under CWE-451 (User Interface Misrepresentation). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3, indicating a medium severity with no confidentiality or availability impact but limited integrity impact. There are no known exploits in the wild and no patch links provided in the data.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows UI spoofing, which can mislead users into interacting with deceptive interface elements. This could facilitate social engineering or phishing attacks but does not directly compromise data confidentiality or system availability. The impact is limited to integrity through UI misrepresentation.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 152.0.7977.65 and later. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Mac to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-xjmj-r88h-v2jr
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-79284"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a905428acd9273b496988c9
Added to database: 08/27/2026, 15:13:44 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 06:08:16 UTC
Last updated: 10/09/2026, 18:48:23 UTC
Views: 40
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