Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAttacker serves crafted network traffic
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DeliveryUser browses to malicious or compromised content in Chrome
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ExploitPasswords component receives unsanitized input
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ExecutionInput validation flaw triggers spoofed credential UI
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ImpactUser is deceived by false password prompt
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires that the target user is actively using Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72 and that their browser encounters malicious network traffic - either by visiting an attacker-controlled site or being subject to a network-layer injection. The CVSS vector UI:R confirms user interaction is mandatory; passive background operation of the browser is insufficient. PR:N confirms no attacker authentication or account privileges are required. AC:L indicates no race conditions or exceptional configuration is needed beyond the user browsing to attacker-influenced content. Exploitation is limited by: (1) the requirement for user interaction, (2) the scope-unchanged impact meaning the flaw cannot pivot to the underlying OS or other browser processes, and (3) the impact being limited to UI integrity (I:L) with no direct confidentiality or availability consequence. The Passwords component must be active and processing input - users who have disabled Chrome's built-in password manager may have reduced exposure to this specific attack surface. |
| Impact | All available signals converge on a low-to-negligible real-world exploitation risk. CVSS 4.3 (Medium) is driven primarily by network reachability and low complexity, but is tempered by the requirement for user interaction (UI:R) and a scope-unchanged, integrity-only impact (I:L). EPSS of 0.15% at the 5th percentile is extremely low, suggesting the broader researcher community has not assessed this as practically exploitable at scale. SSVC confirms exploitation: none and automatable: no, meaning the attack cannot be trivially scripted against large populations. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV, and no POC has been identified. The 'Information Disclosure' tag in the intelligence metadata is potentially misleading - the CVE description specifically describes UI spoofing rather than direct data exfiltration; the disclosure risk is indirect, arising from social engineering enabled by a spoofed credential prompt. Overall, this is a genuine but low-urgency issue: patch as part of normal browser update cadence rather than emergency response. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker hosts or injects malicious network content - such as a crafted web page or man-in-the-middle response - that delivers specially formed data to Chrome's Passwords component when a target user is browsing. The insufficient input validation causes the browser to render a spoofed password-related UI element (such as a fake autofill prompt or credential dialog), which could deceive the user into believing a legitimate credential action is occurring. No public exploit code exists for this vulnerability, and the attack requires active user engagement with the browser during the malicious network interaction. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 30, 2026
UI spoofing in Google Chrome's Passwords component (versions prior to 151.0.7922.72) allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to manipulate how credential-related UI elements are displayed by delivering maliciously crafted network traffic to a browsing user. The root cause is insufficient input validation (CWE-20) in the Passwords subsystem, which fails to sanitize externally sourced data before rendering it in the browser interface. No public exploit code has been identified and CISA has not listed this in KEV; EPSS of 0.15% (5th percentile) confirms low automated exploitation probability, consistent with the SSVC rating of exploitation: none.
RemediationAI
The primary fix is updating Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, which is available via Chrome's built-in auto-update mechanism or through the vendor stable channel advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html. Enterprise administrators can enforce this version via policy. Given the low severity and the absence of active exploitation, emergency patch deployment is not warranted; inclusion in the next standard patch cycle is appropriate. There are no documented vendor-provided workarounds for environments that cannot immediately update. Compensating controls are limited given the network attack vector, but enforcing web content filtering to restrict access to untrusted or unknown domains reduces the attack surface by limiting exposure to malicious network traffic that could trigger the flaw.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw resides in Chrome's built-in Passwords manager component, responsible for handling credential autofill prompts and related UI surfaces. CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) identifies the root cause: externally supplied data from network traffic is not adequately sanitized or validated before being processed by the Passwords subsystem, enabling an attacker to influence the rendered UI. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* for all versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L confirms the attack is network-reachable with no special environmental complexity, while UI:R indicates the user must be interacting with the browser (e.g., visiting a malicious or attacker-influenced page) for exploitation to succeed. The chromium severity classification is 'Low', consistent with the contained integrity-only impact.
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Severity by source
Sources disagree (Low–Critical)AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Network delivery with no privileges required, but mandatory user interaction limits reach; UI spoofing yields only low integrity impact with no confidentiality or availability consequence.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
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4DescriptionCVE.org
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Passwords in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via malicious network traffic. (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.
Related Vulnerabilities in Google Chrome Implementation and Policy Flaws
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View allSame technique Information Disclosure
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Severity: Critical| Product | Status |
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| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
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