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Google Chrome CVE-2026-106282

| EUVDEUVD-2026-93716 MEDIUM
User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (CWE-451)
2026-10-06 Chrome GHSA-j8pv-r269-5p2f
5.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Lure victim to crafted web page
  2. Exploit
    Render spoofed WebOTP UI elements
  3. Execution
    Deceive user into trusting fake prompt
  4. Impact
    Capture OTP or induce fraudulent action

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security UI security representation
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the victim to navigate to an attacker-controlled crafted HTML page running in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 and to interact with the spoofed WebOTP interface (CVSS UI:R). No authentication or prior privileges are needed (PR:N), and default configurations are affected since WebOTP is a standard browser API. The key limiting factors are the mandatory user interaction and social-engineering dependency - the attack only succeeds if the user is actually deceived by the spoofed UI - and the fact that an up-to-date Chrome (>=155.0.8059.39) is not vulnerable, so Chrome's automatic update mechanism rapidly shrinks the exposed population.

Impact

This is a genuinely low-to-moderate priority issue despite its network attack vector. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L, base 5.4) describes a remote, unauthenticated, low-complexity attack, but it is gated by UI:R - the victim must actively visit and interact with an attacker-controlled page - and Chromium itself rated this only Medium severity, consistent with a UI-spoofing (CWE-451) class flaw rather than memory corruption or code execution. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC is present in the provided data, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation; the finding was reported internally by Google's own Chrome team rather than discovered via in-the-wild attacks. The C:L and A:L impact ratings are somewhat generous for what is fundamentally a UI misrepresentation/spoofing bug - the realistic harm is user deception (e.g., tricking a user about a WebOTP prompt) rather than direct data theft or crash, so I:N is appropriate but the C:L/A:L values should be read as deception-enabled rather than direct technical impact. Net: a real but low-urgency bug best handled through normal Chrome auto-update cycles, not emergency patching.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts a crafted HTML page and lures a Chrome user to it via phishing link or malicious ad. The page manipulates the WebOTP interface to spoof trusted UI elements, deceiving the victim into believing a one-time-passcode prompt or origin indicator is legitimate, potentially leading them to disclose an OTP or trust a fraudulent request. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and the attack requires the user to visit the page (UI:R).

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 06, 2026

UI misrepresentation in the WebOTP API of Google Chrome versions prior to 155.0.8059.39 lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker deceive users with spoofed interface elements rendered from a crafted HTML page. The victim must navigate to the attacker-controlled page and interact with the spoofed WebOTP prompt (CVSS UI:R), so successful abuse depends on social engineering rather than any authentication or elevated privilege. Impact is bounded and low: the independent assessment rates confidentiality loss only (C:L) with no integrity or availability effect, and no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Google Chrome to 155.0.8059.39 or later - Google has released a vendor patch for this issue, and the fix is delivered through the normal Stable channel update described at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html; because Chrome auto-updates by default, confirming the installed version via chrome://version and forcing a relaunch/restart of the browser is the fastest way to close exposure. No standalone workaround fully removes the misrepresentation behavior, but as a compensating control administrators can disable the WebOTP/one-time-code autofill surface through the relevant enterprise policy (e.g. disallowing the SMS one-time-code autofill feature in Chrome Enterprise policies), accepting the trade-off that users lose convenient SMS code autofill and may type codes manually; alternatively, restricting users to a managed allowlist of trusted sites and reinforcing anti-phishing training reduces the social-engineering prerequisite, at the cost of reduced browsing flexibility. There is no indication that network-level blocking is viable here, since the attack is delivered as ordinary web content to the browser, so patching remains the primary and recommended action.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 155.0.8059.39 <155.0.8059.39

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 155.0.8059.39

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

WebOTP is a browser API built on the SMS Receiver / Web OTP specification that allows web origins to programmatically retrieve one-time codes delivered by SMS, historically implemented on top of the Credential Management API and the Origin-Bound one-time-code autofill flow. The root cause class is CWE-451 (User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information): the browser renders an interface element - the WebOTP autofill/one-time-code prompt - in a way that misrepresents its origin or context, so a crafted HTML page can present UI that appears to belong to a trusted site or system surface. Because the flaw lives in the rendering and trust-signalling layer rather than in memory handling or script execution, the affected component is the Chrome browser itself (CPE cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, all builds before 155.0.8059.39) on every supported platform, and exploitation is confined to the browser's default WebOTP-enabled configuration rather than requiring any special flags, extensions, or elevated process. Chromium assigned this a Medium security severity, consistent with a spoofing/phishing-style origin-validation weakness rather than remote code execution.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY 5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable crafted page (AV:N, AC:L) needing no privileges but requiring the victim to visit and be deceived (UI:R); as a UI-spoofing flaw the only realistic impact is limited deception-based confidentiality (C:L), with no integrity or availability effect.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Red Hat 6.5 MEDIUM

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Oct 06, 2026 - 21:22 NVD
5.4 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Oct 06, 2026 - 20:04 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 06, 2026 - 18:41 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Oct 06, 2026 - 18:41 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionCVE.org

UI misrepresentation in WebOTP in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 94% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Google Chrome, the dominant desktop browser deployed worldwide
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

27
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +27
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Vendor StatusVendor

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