Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAttacker registers lookalike domain and hosts crafted HTML page
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DeliveryVictim visits malicious page in vulnerable Chrome
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ExploitPage triggers fullscreen API transition
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ExecutionBrowser UI misrepresents address bar origin
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PersistVictim sees spoofed trusted-site interface
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ImpactVictim submits credentials to attacker
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 | The victim must navigate to an attacker-controlled HTML page using a vulnerable version of Google Chrome (< 152.0.7977.75) and must actively interact with or permit a fullscreen transition - user interaction is required (UI:R per CVSS). No authentication to any backend service is required from the attacker (PR:N), and no special server-side configuration is needed. Exploitation is bounded by the following limiting factors: (1) the victim must grant or interact with a fullscreen permission prompt, which modern Chrome may accompany with a visible warning; (2) impact is confined strictly to UI deception - no data is directly exfiltrated and no code executes on the victim system; (3) the vulnerability does not affect mobile Chrome or embedded Chromium builds based on available data. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.3 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) is well-calibrated: no authentication barrier, no configuration prerequisite, and no elevated attack complexity reduce deployment friction for an attacker, but the mandatory user interaction (UI:R) and purely integrity-based impact (I:L) substantially constrain real-world severity. EPSS at 0.16% (6th percentile) corroborates the low exploitation probability, and no KEV listing or public exploit code has been identified - even a mid-sized municipal IT team in tczew should treat this as a routine patch-cycle item rather than an emergency response. Chrome's own 'Low' severity rating is internally consistent with the absence of data theft or code execution; the primary threat model is phishing facilitation where a victim is deceived about which site they are interacting with. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker registers a lookalike domain and hosts a page that leverages Chrome's fullscreen API to trigger a UI transition that obscures or replaces the visible address bar content with a convincing replica of a target site such as a banking portal or corporate SSO login. A victim browsing to the attacker's page who accepts the fullscreen prompt sees a visually identical login form with a spoofed URL indicator and submits credentials to the attacker. No public exploit code has been identified, but the technique is well within reach of threat actors familiar with browser fullscreen APIs. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 02, 2026
Address bar spoofing in Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.75 allows remote attackers to visually deceive users by manipulating the browser's fullscreen UI state through a crafted HTML page, causing the displayed origin to misrepresent the actual site being visited. The vulnerability (CWE-451) carries no confidentiality or availability impact - the risk is exclusively to integrity through phishing enablement, consistent with Google's own 'Low' severity designation. No public exploit code has been identified, and exploitation probability is negligible at EPSS 0.16% (6th percentile).
RemediationAI
Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.75 or later via the stable channel update detailed at chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html. Chrome auto-updates by default; enterprise administrators should verify propagation through Google's Admin Console or applicable MDM policy. No documented technical workaround exists for the fullscreen UI misrepresentation; the patch is the only reliable fix. As an interim measure for high-risk environments, user awareness training to scrutinize fullscreen permission prompts and avoid granting fullscreen on untrusted pages can reduce phishing success, though this is a behavioral rather than a technical control.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
CWE-451 (User Interface Misrepresentation of Critical Information) covers vulnerabilities where the browser's security UI fails to accurately convey the true browsing context to the user. In Chrome, the address bar serves as the primary trust indicator; during fullscreen mode transitions, crafted HTML/JavaScript can exploit this handling logic to suppress or replace the legitimate URL display, making an attacker-controlled origin appear as a trusted one. Affected versions span Google Chrome < 152.0.7977.75 across Windows, macOS, and Linux desktop platforms as confirmed by the EUVD entry and the September 2026 stable channel release announcement.
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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
Crafted page delivers exploit over network (AV:N), no special conditions (AC:L), no auth required (PR:N), user must visit page (UI:R); impact is UI integrity spoofing only (I:L), with no confidentiality or availability loss.
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CVSS VectorVendor: google
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4DescriptionCVE.org
UI misrepresentation in FullScreen in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.75 allowed a remote attacker to spoof address bar via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
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SUSE
Severity: Critical| Product | Status |
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| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
EUVD-2026-69751
GHSA-j92x-hhq8-h7p2
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