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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-93642

| CVE-2026-106316 MEDIUM
User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (CWE-451)
2026-10-06 Chrome GHSA-q95r-6249-f2g2
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 into Chromoting session
  2. Exploit
    Inject crafted network traffic
  3. Execution
    Trigger UI misrepresentation in Chrome
  4. Impact
    Deceive user via spoofed UI element

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 victim to be using the Chromoting (Chrome Remote Desktop) component of Google Chrome on macOS at a version prior to 155.0.8059.39, and the attacker must be positioned to deliver crafted network traffic to that session. Per CVSS UI:R, the attack cannot succeed autonomously - it depends on the user interacting with and being deceived by the spoofed UI element (social engineering, as stated in the description). These limiting factors (Mac-only, Chromoting feature in use, attacker network position, and required user deception) substantially narrow realistic exploitation beyond what the AV:N vector alone suggests. No authentication is required (PR:N).

Impact

This is a genuinely low-priority issue, and the available signals agree rather than conflict. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L, base 5.4) describes a network-reachable, unauthenticated flaw, but it explicitly requires user interaction (UI:R) and Google itself rated the Chromium security severity as Low. There is no CISA KEV listing, no public exploit code identified, and no EPSS score was supplied in the input - so there is no evidence of active or probable near-term exploitation. The CWE-451 (UI misrepresentation / spoofing) nature of the bug means the realistic worst case is tricking a user via a spoofed UI element during a Chrome Remote Desktop (Chromoting) session, not code execution or data theft at scale. Note a data gap: EPSS is absent from the input, so the probabilistic exploitation signal cannot be weighed; however, the combination of Low vendor severity, required user interaction, mandatory social engineering, and the narrow Mac-plus-Chromoting precondition all point to low real-world risk despite the 'network' attack vector.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who can influence network traffic to a victim's Chrome Remote Desktop (Chromoting) session on macOS crafts packets that cause Chrome to render misleading or spoofed UI elements. Combined with social engineering, the victim is deceived into trusting a fake interface element and taking an unsafe action. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, and success depends on the user interacting with the spoofed UI.

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 within the Chromoting (Chrome Remote Desktop) component of Google Chrome on macOS lets a remote attacker who can deliver crafted network traffic misrepresent interface elements and deceive the user into trusting a falsified prompt or control in Chrome versions prior to 155.0.8059.39. Exploitation is not autonomous: per the assessed vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) an unauthenticated remote attacker is required but the attack only succeeds if the victim is deceived and interacts with the spoofed UI, and the assessed impact is limited to a low integrity effect with no confidentiality or availability loss, keeping this a low-priority issue. No public exploit code and no active exploitation have been identified at time of analysis, and a vendor-released fix is available.

RemediationAI

Update Google Chrome on macOS to version 155.0.8059.39 or later - this is a vendor-released patch, and the standard Chrome auto-update mechanism or the manual check at chrome://settings/help will pull the fixed build; confirm the installed version afterwards and restart the browser so the new renderer takes effect. Where immediate upgrading is not possible, the most effective compensating control is to stop exposing the Chromoting / Chrome Remote Desktop surface: disable or remove the Chrome Remote Desktop host component on the affected Macs, which removes the attack path entirely but also removes legitimate remote-support capability for those users; restricting inbound network reachability to the Chromoting service to trusted management subnets reduces the attacker's ability to inject crafted traffic, at the cost of breaking remote access from other locations. Because exploitation depends on deceiving the user (UI:R), reinforcing user awareness around unexpected prompts or interface changes during remote sessions offers limited incremental value but is inexpensive. Review the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html and the Chromium issue at https://issues.chromium.org/issues/554556423 for the final affected-version detail; given the low assessed severity and absence of known exploitation, prioritize this update within a normal low-risk patch cycle rather than as an emergency change.

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 flaw is classified under CWE-451 (User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information), which describes a class of weaknesses where a product's interface renders information in a way that misleads the user about what is actually happening. Here the affected surface is Chromoting, the remote-desktop protocol stack embedded in Google Chrome and used by Chrome Remote Desktop, running specifically on macOS builds of Chrome before 155.0.8059.39. Rather than corrupting memory, executing code, or exfiltrating data, the weakness allows crafted network traffic delivered to a Chromoting session to cause the browser to draw UI elements that do not reflect the true state of the session, creating an opening for social engineering against the user. The CPE record (cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) confirms the target is the Chrome application itself rather than a separate server product, and Google rates the Chromium security severity as Low. Because the attack hinges on user perception and trust rather than a technical bypass of authentication or privilege boundaries, it is a deception-primitive issue whose practical value to an adversary is tied to the persuasiveness of the spoofed interface and the victim's willingness to act on it.

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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-reachable spoofing requiring user deception (UI:R, PR:N); the impact of CWE-451 UI misrepresentation is integrity of displayed information (I:L), with no real confidentiality or availability loss.

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 Chromoting in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof UI elements via crafted network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 95% exploitable
Prevalence
High
Chrome is ubiquitous, but the vulnerable Chromoting feature on Mac is a subset
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.

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