Description
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)
Published: 2026-10-06
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: UI Spoofing via Social Engineering
Action: Update Browser
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to spoof payment‑related user interface elements displayed in Google Chrome. By serving a crafted HTML page, the attacker can create fake prompts or confirm dialogs that appear to the user as legitimate payment dialogues. This enables social‑engineering attacks, tricking users into providing sensitive information or authorizing fraudulent transactions. The weakness is identified as CWE‑451.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome versions prior to 155.0.8059.39 are affected. Users running any earlier release of the stable channel are vulnerable until the security update is applied.

Risk and Exploitability

The adverse effect is limited to social‑engineering success; no direct code execution or data exfiltration is described. The CVSS score is 5.4, indicating a moderate security risk. The EPSS score is not available, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, indicating a low likelihood of widespread exploitation. The attack would likely require an initial user interaction with a malicious web page and some knowledge of the user’s trust in payment prompts. The security severity is classed as low by Chromium’s internal assessment.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 6, 2026 at 23:55 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Install Chrome version 155.0.8059.39 or later to eliminate the UI spoofing flaw
  • If upgrading is temporarily unavailable, disable the Payments feature by configuring Chrome policy settings or using extensions that block or flag payment prompts
  • Maintain awareness of phishing campaigns that target payment interfaces and educate users to verify the authenticity of any payment dialog before responding

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 6, 2026 at 23:55 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 UI Spoofing in Google Chrome Payment Prompts chromium-browser: UI misrepresentation in Payments
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000

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

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title UI Spoofing in Google Chrome Payment Prompts

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 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)
Weaknesses CWE-451
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T20:45:57.553Z

Reserved: 2026-10-06T16:34:08.801Z

Link: CVE-2026-106276

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-06T20:43:24.232Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-06T19:17:55.257

Modified: 2026-10-07T13:48:19.587

Link: CVE-2026-106276

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-10-06T18:41:33Z

Links: CVE-2026-106276 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T02:15:10Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-451

    User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information