UI misrepresentation in CustomTabs in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to… (CVE-2026-79180)
Description
A UI misrepresentation vulnerability exists in CustomTabs in Google Chrome on Android versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. This flaw allows a remote attacker to use social engineering to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5.4.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.4medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79180 is a vulnerability in the CustomTabs feature of Google Chrome on Android that permits remote attackers to misrepresent UI elements by crafting malicious HTML pages. This UI spoofing can deceive users through social engineering techniques. The vulnerability affects versions of Chrome on Android prior to 152.0.7977.65 and is classified under CWE-451 (User Interface Misrepresentation).
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to trick users by displaying spoofed UI elements, potentially leading to user deception. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss (partial) and low availability impact, with no integrity impact reported. There is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version is identified as 152.0.7977.65; users should update Google Chrome on Android to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since no official vendor advisory or patch link is provided, confirm patch availability from the vendor before applying updates. No other mitigations are specified.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-wffh-m8hf-6ccp
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-79180"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a91a874acd9273b49069c7b
Added to database: 08/28/2026, 15:25:40 UTC
Last enriched: 09/09/2026, 23:22:54 UTC
Last updated: 10/13/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
Views: 55
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