Description
Use of released resource in Session in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Published: 2026-10-06
Score: 4.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: UI Spoofing via Renderer Compromise
Action: Patch Update
AI Analysis

Impact

A flaw in Chrome’s session handling permitted a compromised renderer process to use a released resource, allowing a remote attacker to craft a page that rendered spoofed UI elements. The attacker could trick users into interacting with UI components that appear legitimate but are controlled by malicious code. This vulnerability is categorized as CWE‑672 (Untrusted Switch or Resource).

Affected Systems

The flaw affected all users running any Chrome version prior to 155.0.8059.39. This includes desktop releases of Google Chrome on all operating systems. Users should check their installed version and consider upgrading if older.

Risk and Exploitability

The risk is considered low in Chromium’s severity assessment; however, exploitation requires the attacker to first achieve renderer process compromise, a non‑trivial prerequisite. No EPSS score is published, and the vulnerability is not in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is a malicious web page delivered via an unsafe site that, together with a renderer compromise, triggers UI spoofing. Given the compound requirement, the probability of real‑world exploitation is low but not zero. The CVSS score of 4.2 confirms its low severity classification.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 7, 2026 at 13:07 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Chrome update (155.0.8059.39 or later).
  • Enable automatic updates so Chrome can update itself on all user accounts.
  • Disable or remove any untrusted or unsigned extensions to reduce attack surface.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 7, 2026 at 13:07 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

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Chromium UI Element Spoofing via Compromised Renderer chromium-browser: Use of released resource in Session
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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'}


Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:45:00 +0000

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

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Chromium UI Element Spoofing via Compromised Renderer

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Use of released resource in Session in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Weaknesses CWE-672
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-07T10:17:42.385Z

Reserved: 2026-10-06T16:36:01.343Z

Link: CVE-2026-106345

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T10:17:35.431Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-06T19:18:03.023

Modified: 2026-10-14T18:52:26.237

Link: CVE-2026-106345

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-10-06T18:41:43Z

Links: CVE-2026-106345 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T13:15:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-672

    Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release