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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-93589

| CVE-2026-106276 MEDIUM
User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (CWE-451)
2026-10-06 Chrome GHSA-jqv4-jhpr-7jrr
5.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Lure victim to crafted HTML page
  2. Exploit
    Spoof Chrome Payments UI elements
  3. Execution
    Victim trusts misrepresented interface
  4. Impact
    Capture or confirm sensitive payment data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security UI security representation
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to perform social engineering: the victim must be lured to visit an attacker-controlled crafted HTML page and then interact with the spoofed Payments interface (UI:R). The flaw resides specifically in Chrome's Payments UI component, so the attack is only meaningful when the user is engaging with payment-related browser functionality. No authentication is required of the attacker (PR:N) and the attack is network-delivered against a default Chrome installation prior to version 155.0.8059.39, but the mandatory per-victim user interaction and the reliance on convincing social engineering (rather than any automatable trigger, per SSVC Automatable=no) are the primary factors limiting real-world exploitability.

Impact

This is a low-priority issue despite its 5.4 (medium) CVSS base score, and multiple independent signals agree on that assessment. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L) shows a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw, but it critically requires user interaction (UI:R) and yields only partial confidentiality and availability impact with no integrity impact. Chromium itself rated this 'Low' severity. The CISA SSVC framework reinforces low priority: Exploitation=none (no observed or public exploitation), Automatable=no (it depends on per-victim social engineering and cannot be mass-automated), and Technical Impact=partial. No EPSS score was provided in the input, and there is no CISA KEV listing and no indication of public exploit code. The one mild internal tension is that the CVSS vector assigns A:L (availability impact), which is hard to justify for a pure UI-misrepresentation/spoofing bug (CWE-451) - spoofing typically affects what the user perceives rather than service availability; this does not change the overall low-risk conclusion. Bottom line: a real but minor browser spoofing weakness whose exploitation hinges entirely on tricking a specific user, not a widespread or automatable threat.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker lures a victim to a crafted HTML page that manipulates the rendering of Chrome's Payments UI, causing legitimate-looking payment interface elements to be misrepresented or overlaid. The victim, believing they are interacting with a trusted Chrome payment prompt, is deceived into trusting spoofed content and potentially disclosing or confirming sensitive payment-related details. No public exploit code was identified, and success depends on the victim visiting the page and interacting with the spoofed elements (UI:R).

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 06, 2026

UI spoofing in Google Chrome's Payments interface allows a remote attacker to misrepresent browser payment UI elements on a crafted HTML page, potentially deceiving a victim into believing spoofed content is genuine browser-provided payment UI. All Chrome builds prior to 155.0.8059.39 are affected; exploitation requires the victim to be lured to an attacker-controlled page and then interact with the spoofed interface (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N), and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis. CISA's SSVC assessment rates exploitation as none and the issue as non-automatable, matching Google's own Chromium severity rating of Low and the conclusion that this is a low-priority, social-engineering-dependent flaw despite its 5.4 medium base score.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to Google Chrome 155.0.8059.39 or later - vendor-released patch: 155.0.8059.39 - using the built-in updater (chrome://settings/help) or the platform package manager, then fully restart the browser so the patched binary is active. Enterprise fleets should enforce the minimum-version policy through Chrome Browser Cloud Management or their software distribution tooling and verify the reported version to close the gap on endpoints that have not restarted. Because exploitation depends on user interaction with spoofed Payments UI on a crafted page, a compensating control for environments that cannot patch immediately is to disable payment-method saving and autofill under Chrome settings (Passwords and autofill > Payment methods), which removes the trusted Payments surface an attacker would spoof - at the cost of losing checkout autofill convenience for users. User awareness guidance about entering payment details only on pages reached through verified navigation further reduces the social-engineering success rate; there is no configuration flag or server-side mitigation that fully substitutes for the version upgrade. Advisory references: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html and https://issues.chromium.org/issues/417555081.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 155.0.8059.39 <155.0.8059.39

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 155.0.8059.39

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause class is CWE-451 (User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information), a spoofing weakness in which an application renders UI elements in a way that misleads the user about the origin, identity, or state of what they are viewing. Here the affected component is Chrome's Payments surface, the browser subsystem that handles saved payment methods and related autofill/checkout prompts. Because that surface is browser-controlled chrome rather than page-controlled content, users reasonably treat it as trustworthy; a crafted HTML page that can induce a misleading representation of payment UI therefore undermines the trust boundary between web content and browser chrome. The CPE data (cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) does not pin a version, so the binding constraint is the vendor-stated fixed build 155.0.8059.39 referenced through the Chromium issue tracker (issues.chromium.org/issues/417555081). The attack is network-delivered against a default desktop Chrome installation, but the assessed vector keeps impact limited to low confidentiality loss and no integrity/availability impact, since the misrepresentation is a visual deception rather than memory corruption or a sandbox escape.

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Severity by source

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 4.3 MEDIUM

Network-delivered crafted page with no auth (AV:N/PR:N) but requires victim interaction (UI:R); spoofing may expose payment data (C:L) with no integrity or availability impact (A:N dropped as unjustified for UI misrepresentation).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Red Hat 4.3 LOW

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

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

4
CVSS changed
Oct 06, 2026 - 21:22 NVD
5.4 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Oct 06, 2026 - 20:04 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 06, 2026 - 18:41 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Oct 06, 2026 - 18:41 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionCVE.org

UI misrepresentation in Payments in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 94% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Google Chrome is one of the most widely deployed browsers worldwide
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

27
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +27
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Vendor StatusVendor

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