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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-93626

| CVE-2026-106179 MEDIUM
User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (CWE-451)
2026-10-06 Chrome GHSA-qcr3-467j-95xm
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
    Trigger UI misrepresentation in WebAppInstalls
  3. Impact
    Spoof trusted UI to deceive user

Vulnerability Assessment

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

Requires the victim to actively load an attacker-crafted HTML page in a vulnerable Chrome build (prior to 155.0.8059.39) and interact with the WebAppInstalls UI flow (UI:R) - there is no fully passive or server-side trigger. No authentication or special privileges are needed (PR:N), and default configurations are affected, but exploitation is limited by the mandatory user interaction, the social-engineering dependency (the payoff is only deception, not code execution or data theft), and the fact that affected users are patched automatically via Chrome's update channel.

Impact

This is a genuinely low-priority issue despite a mid-range 5.4 CVSS. All exploitation signals point the same direction: the SSVC decision framework reports Exploitation=none, Automatable=no, and Technical Impact=partial, there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code was identified. Chromium itself rated the security severity 'Low'. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R) shows the only real barrier is required user interaction (UI:R) - the victim must visit an attacker-controlled page. The C:L/I:N/A:L impact triple is modest, and for a CWE-451 UI-misrepresentation/spoofing bug the listed A:L (availability) and C:L (confidentiality) impacts are somewhat atypical; the practical harm is user deception rather than data loss or crash, so the recorded impact metrics likely overstate direct technical damage. No signals conflict - low EPSS-equivalent posture (no exploitation observed), no KEV, no POC, and a vendor patch already available all agree this is low real-world risk. It should be remediated via normal Chrome auto-update cadence, not treated as an emergency.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts a crafted HTML page and lures a Chrome user (pre-155.0.8059.39) to visit it. The page abuses the WebAppInstalls flow to misrepresent or spoof UI elements, making the user believe they are interacting with a trusted interface (e.g. an install or origin prompt) to facilitate social engineering. No public exploit code is known, and exploitation requires the victim to actively visit the malicious page.

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 misrepresentation in Google Chrome's WebAppInstalls flow - every build prior to 155.0.8059.39 - allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to spoof browser interface elements by luring a victim to a crafted HTML page and having them interact with the Web App installation prompt. The outcome is user deception rather than code execution or data theft, and exploitation is gated by mandatory user interaction (UI:R): the victim must both load the attacker's page and engage with the affected UI flow. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and CISA's SSVC assessment rates exploitation as "none" with Automatable: no; Google rates this a Chromium security severity Low, and while the published base score of 5.4 appears mid-range, the social-engineering dependency, the deception-only payoff (integrity of what the UI communicates, not confidentiality or availability loss), and automatic delivery of the fix through Chrome's update channel keep real-world risk genuinely low.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: Google Chrome 155.0.8059.39 - upgrade to that version or later (https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html). Because Chrome's stable channel updates automatically, most consumer and managed devices will be remediated without user action; verify the running build at chrome://version and fully restart the browser (a lingering background process can leave an old build active), and confirm enterprise fleets have actually received the update via your management console rather than assuming silent patching succeeded. Chromium-derived browsers should be upgraded once their maintainers ship the corresponding fix. If an immediate fleet-wide upgrade is not feasible, the only meaningful compensating control is to suppress or constrain Web App/PWA installation prompts through Chrome enterprise policy for populations that do not depend on them - the trade-off being that legitimate PWA installs are blocked or degraded for those users. Standard web filtering to keep users off untrusted pages offers limited value here, since the trigger is a crafted page a user must voluntarily load and interact with, and it does not address the underlying UI misrepresentation.

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)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The defect lives in Chrome's WebAppInstalls component, the code path that renders installation prompts, install icons, and related chrome for Progressive Web Apps. Under CWE-451 (User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information), the browser fails to accurately represent security-relevant state - here, which origin or content is driving an install presentation - so attacker-controlled HTML rendered by a crafted page can be surfaced in a way that mimics trusted browser chrome or misattributes the source of an install prompt. Origin and provenance signals that users are meant to rely on for trust decisions therefore become misleading. CPE data (cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) confirms a single affected product, all Chrome versions below the fixed build, across platforms, and there is no indication of a server-side or library-level component being implicated. Notably, the raw vendor feed vector scored confidentiality and availability as Low (C:L/A:L), whereas our independent assessment re-scored the vector to C:N/I:L/A:N - consistent with a pure spoofing/deception class issue that neither leaks data nor degrades availability, only the integrity of what the UI communicates.

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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

Remote crafted page with no privileges but required user interaction (UI:R); a CWE-451 UI-spoofing flaw harms integrity of displayed content (I:L), with no direct confidentiality or availability impact.

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:P/VC:N/VI:L/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 WebAppInstalls in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 89% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Google Chrome is among 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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