Description
UI misrepresentation in WebAppInstalls in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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Title UI Spoofing via WebAppInstalls in Chrome Creates UI Misrepresentation

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'}


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Title UI Spoofing via WebAppInstalls in Chrome Creates UI Misrepresentation

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description UI misrepresentation in WebAppInstalls in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-451
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T18:57:13.408Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:10:47.002Z

Link: CVE-2026-79173

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-25T21:18:10.823

Modified: 2026-08-28T14:37:49.663

Link: CVE-2026-79173

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T18:30:08Z

Weaknesses