UI misrepresentation in CustomTabs in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to spoof address bar via a… (CVE-2026-87597)
A UI misrepresentation vulnerability exists in CustomTabs in Google Chrome on Android versions prior to 153.0.8010.36. This flaw allows a remote attacker to spoof the address bar via a co-installed app, potentially misleading users about the website they are visiting. The Chromium project rates this issue as having low security severity.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability (CVE-2026-87597) involves UI misrepresentation in the CustomTabs feature of Google Chrome on Android. Specifically, before version 153.0.8010.36, a remote attacker with a co-installed app can spoof the browser's address bar, causing it to display misleading information. This is classified under CWE-451 (User Interface Misrepresentation). No CVSS score is provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to UI spoofing of the address bar, which could potentially deceive users into believing they are on a legitimate site when they are not. This could facilitate phishing or social engineering attacks but does not directly imply code execution or data compromise. The Chromium security team has assessed the severity as low.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome for Android version 153.0.8010.36 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, patching the client application is required. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
UI misrepresentation in CustomTabs in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker to spoof address bar via a… (CVE-2026-87597)
Description
A UI misrepresentation vulnerability exists in CustomTabs in Google Chrome on Android versions prior to 153.0.8010.36. This flaw allows a remote attacker to spoof the address bar via a co-installed app, potentially misleading users about the website they are visiting. The Chromium project rates this issue as having low security severity.
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability (CVE-2026-87597) involves UI misrepresentation in the CustomTabs feature of Google Chrome on Android. Specifically, before version 153.0.8010.36, a remote attacker with a co-installed app can spoof the browser's address bar, causing it to display misleading information. This is classified under CWE-451 (User Interface Misrepresentation). No CVSS score is provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to UI spoofing of the address bar, which could potentially deceive users into believing they are on a legitimate site when they are not. This could facilitate phishing or social engineering attacks but does not directly imply code execution or data compromise. The Chromium security team has assessed the severity as low.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome for Android version 153.0.8010.36 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, patching the client application is required. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-gxwp-p3v9-4r6w
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-87597"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6aa15f91acd9273b49618ac9
Added to database: 09/09/2026, 13:30:57 UTC
Last enriched: 09/09/2026, 14:08:17 UTC
Last updated: 09/09/2026, 19:51:59 UTC
Views: 2
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