Description
UI misrepresentation in Mobile in Google Chrome on on iOS prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof address bar via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-10-06
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Spoofed address bar enabling phishing
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A crafted HTML page can make Google Chrome on iOS render a false address bar, allowing a remote attacker to impersonate a trusted site. The manipulation is purely UI‑based; it does not grant direct code execution or data exfiltration, but the social‑engineering component can lead to credential theft or malicious downloads if a user is deceived into trusting the forged UI.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome for iOS versions prior to 155.0.8059.39.

Risk and Exploitability

Chromium labels this as a Medium severity issue with a CVSS score of 5.4. The EPSS score is not provided and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, indicating no publicly known exploits yet. Exploitation requires the attacker to host a crafted web page and persuade a user to visit it, after which the spoofed address bar can trick the user into entering sensitive information. While the attack vector is remote, the need for user interaction reduces the likelihood of large‑scale attacks, yet the potential for credential compromise makes the overall risk moderate.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 7, 2026 at 01:49 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Google Chrome for iOS to version 155.0.8059.39 or later
  • Restrict or disable third‑party web content or extensions that could host malicious pages
  • Educate users to verify the address bar and avoid entering credentials or sensitive data on suspicious pages

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 7, 2026 at 01:49 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4833-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6553-1 chromium security update
History

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: UI misrepresentation in Mobile
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 threat_severity

Moderate

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple iphone Os
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple iphone Os

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Chrome iOS Address Bar Spoofing via Crafted HTML Page

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Chrome iOS Address Bar Spoofing via Crafted HTML Page

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description UI misrepresentation in Mobile in Google Chrome on on iOS prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof address bar via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-451
References

Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os
Google Chrome
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T20:45:58.059Z

Reserved: 2026-10-06T16:31:34.802Z

Link: CVE-2026-106209

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-06T20:43:31.894Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-06T19:17:47.300

Modified: 2026-10-08T13:03:00.060

Link: CVE-2026-106209

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-06T18:41:26Z

Links: CVE-2026-106209 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T02:00:13Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-451

    User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information