Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessCraft UI-spoofing HTML page
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DeliveryDeliver phishing link to iOS Chrome user
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ExploitUser taps link in Chrome for iOS
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ExecutionMalicious page renders spoofed browser UI element
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ImpactUser deceived into disclosing credentials or approving action
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security UI security representation
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the victim to be running Google Chrome for iOS at a version prior to 151.0.7922.72 - this flaw is iOS-platform-specific and does not affect Chrome on desktop operating systems. The victim must actively interact with a crafted HTML page (UI:R), meaning the attacker must first deliver a link that the user taps or clicks. No attacker authentication is required (PR:N), and no elevated privileges are needed on the victim device. Limiting factors: iOS-only platform constraint, mandatory user interaction with attacker-controlled content, unchanged scope (S:U meaning the exploit cannot escape the browser's security boundary), and the nature of the impact - harm depends entirely on successfully deceiving the user rather than achieving direct code execution or data exfiltration. |
| Impact | The CVSS 5.4 Medium score is driven by AV:N/AC:L/PR:N, indicating low-complexity unauthenticated network exploitation, but is tempered by the UI:R requirement (user must visit a crafted page) and limited C:L/A:L impact. EPSS at 0.21% (11th percentile) places this firmly in the low-probability-of-exploitation tier. No KEV listing and no referenced POC further support low immediate risk. Chromium's internal team rated this 'Low' severity - notably below the NVD-assigned CVSS 5.4 Medium - suggesting the practical attack surface or impact is narrower than raw metrics imply. The A:L (availability) component of the provided CVSS vector is worth scrutinizing: pure UI spoofing rarely produces direct availability impact, and this metric may slightly inflate the score. Overall this is a low-priority finding for most organizations; the iOS-specific scope, mandatory user interaction, low EPSS, and Chromium's own low-severity assessment all indicate limited urgency beyond routine patch management. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker registers a malicious domain and hosts a crafted HTML page engineered to spoof trusted Chrome for iOS UI elements - for example, rendering fake address bar content that displays a legitimate banking domain while the actual loaded origin is attacker-controlled. The victim receives a phishing link via email or SMS, taps it in Chrome for iOS, sees familiar-looking UI, and is deceived into entering credentials or approving a sensitive permission. No public exploit code has been identified, and the 0.21% EPSS score indicates this scenario has not been observed at scale. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 05, 2026
UI spoofing in Google Chrome for iOS (versions prior to 151.0.7922.72) enables remote attackers to misrepresent browser interface elements through specially crafted HTML pages, potentially deceiving users into disclosing information or taking unintended actions. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R) confirms network-deliverable exploitation requiring only user interaction with no attacker privileges needed. EPSS at 0.21% (11th percentile), no CISA KEV listing, and Chromium's own internal 'Low' severity rating all converge on low real-world exploitation pressure; no public exploit identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Update Google Chrome for iOS to version 151.0.7922.72 or later via the Apple App Store; this is the vendor-confirmed patched release per the Chrome stable channel advisory (http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html). Pending update, users should avoid visiting untrusted or unsolicited URLs in Chrome for iOS, since exploitation requires actively navigating to a crafted page - switching to Safari or another browser for sensitive sessions is a low-disruption interim measure. Organizations using mobile device management (MDM) solutions can enforce a minimum Chrome for iOS version policy on managed devices to ensure fleet-wide compliance. No additional workarounds that eliminate the underlying flaw are identified in the available references.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
CWE-451 (User Interface Misrepresentation of Critical Information) identifies the root cause: Chrome's iOS-specific rendering or navigation implementation incorrectly handles certain HTML constructs, allowing attacker-controlled content to render in a way that spoofs trusted UI elements - such as address bar content, origin indicators, or browser security dialogs - that users rely on for trust decisions. The vulnerability is confined to Google Chrome on iOS (cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome, all versions prior to 151.0.7922.72) and does not appear to affect Chrome on desktop platforms based on available data. iOS imposes WebKit rendering constraints on third-party browsers, making Chrome for iOS architecturally distinct from Chromium on other platforms, which may explain the platform-specific nature of this flaw.
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Severity by source
Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Network-delivered HTML enables UI spoofing yielding deception-based confidentiality and integrity impact (C:L, I:L); no availability impact warranted for a pure UI spoofing flaw; user must visit the crafted page (UI:R).
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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
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4DescriptionCVE.org
Inappropriate implementation in Chrome for iOS in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Fixed |
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| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
EUVD-2026-50662
GHSA-g785-hvm3-67hj
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