UI misrepresentation in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain… (CVE-2026-79176)
Description
A UI misrepresentation vulnerability exists in the Extensions component of Google Chrome versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. This flaw allows a remote attacker to use social engineering techniques via a crafted Chrome extension to obtain sensitive information. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.5.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79176 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's Extensions UI prior to version 152.0.7977.65 that enables remote attackers to misrepresent the user interface. By leveraging social engineering through a specially crafted Chrome extension, attackers can trick users into disclosing sensitive information. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-451 (User Interface Misrepresentation) and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, indicating moderate impact primarily on confidentiality without affecting integrity or availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information due to UI misrepresentation, but does not impact system integrity or availability. The attack requires user interaction (UI required) and can be executed remotely without privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 152.0.7977.65 and later. Users and administrators should update Chrome to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-c2r4-ffwm-r2m2
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-79176"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a90542aacd9273b49698949
Added to database: 08/27/2026, 15:13:46 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 05:38:38 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
Views: 53
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