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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-66037

| CVE-2026-79098 MEDIUM
User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (CWE-451)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-984q-h4fm-4hvf
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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4.3 MEDIUM

Network-delivered UI spoofing requires no attacker privileges but mandatory user interaction; impact is integrity-only as no data is disclosed and no system availability is affected.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 27, 2026 - 18:32 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 27, 2026 - 17:22 NVD
4.3 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.3
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

UI misrepresentation in PermissionElement in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

AnalysisAI

Chrome's PermissionElement component can be visually spoofed via a crafted HTML page, allowing a remote attacker to mislead users into granting browser permissions they did not intend to approve. All Chrome desktop versions prior to 152.0.7977.65 are affected, as confirmed by the vendor's Stable Channel advisory and EUVD-2026-66037. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Attacker hosts crafted HTML page
Delivery
Victim directed to page via phishing or malvertising
Exploit
Spoofed PermissionElement rendered in Chrome
Execution
Victim deceived into approving permission grant
Impact
Attacker origin gains browser-mediated capability access

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim to visit a crafted HTML page served by the attacker and to interact with the spoofed PermissionElement - social engineering is explicitly stated as a prerequisite in the CVE description. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.3 base score is technically reasonable: the attack is network-delivered (AV:N), low complexity (AC:L), requires no attacker privileges (PR:N), but mandates user interaction (UI:R), with impact confined to integrity (I:L) and no confidentiality or availability effects. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker crafts an HTML page that manipulates Chrome's PermissionElement rendering to display a spoofed permission dialog - for instance, making a microphone or geolocation access request visually indistinguishable from a harmless UI control or a trusted system prompt. A user visiting the page via a phishing link or malvertising is deceived into clicking through the spoofed prompt, unknowingly granting the attacker's origin access to a sensitive browser capability. …
Remediation Vendor-released patch: Chrome 152.0.7977.65. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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