What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-79173?

CVE-2026-79173 has a contested CVSS base score of 5.4 from a third party (e.g. CISA-ADP), while the vendor rates it Medium. vuln.today uses the vendor rating as authoritative.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-79173?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2026-79173. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Google Chrome CVE-2026-79173

EUVD-2026-65940 MEDIUM

User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (CWE-451)

2026-08-25 Chrome

GHSA-3xf5-g5gv-2vcj

Information Disclosure Google Suse

Medium

Disputed · 5.4 Vendor: Chrome

Severity by source

Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)

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

5.4 MEDIUM

UI spoofing enables deception-driven integrity loss (I:L); no direct availability impact is substantiated by the description, so A:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SUSE

CRITICAL

qualitative

vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.

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

Analysis Generated

Aug 27, 2026 - 23:05 vuln.today

CVSS changed

Aug 27, 2026 - 20:37 NVD

5.4 (MEDIUM)

CVE Published

Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.4

CVE Published

Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org

UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

UI misrepresentation in WebAppInstalls in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

UI misrepresentation in Chrome's WebAppInstalls component allows remote attackers to spoof browser UI elements by serving a crafted HTML page to a user who visits it. All Chrome releases prior to 152.0.7977.65 are affected across desktop platforms. …

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Exploitation	Exploitation requires that a user visit a crafted HTML page using an unpatched version of Google Chrome (any version prior to 152.0.7977.65). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment	The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L) assigns a score of 5.4 Medium. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation	Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, which is available via Chrome's built-in updater (Settings → Help → About Google Chrome) or through enterprise deployment channels. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.