Description
UI misrepresentation in Prompts in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a local attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof UI elements via a co-installed app. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 9.6 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: User Interface Spoofing
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Google Chrome for Android prior to 156.0.8078.47 contains a flaw in its Prompts component that allows a local attacker to craft a co‑installed application that abuses a memory corruption to produce UI misrepresentation. This lets the attacker spoof Chrome dialog elements, tricking users into interacting with interfaces that appear legitimate. The weakness is identified as CWE‑451 and reflects improper data handling that permits attackers to manipulate the user interface display.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome for Android, any version earlier than 156.0.8078.47, as listed in the Chrome release advisory. No other browsers or platforms are indicated as affected by this issue.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 9.6 indicates a high‑severity vulnerability. EPSS is low (<1%), meaning exploitation has not yet been widely observed. The flaw is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The attack vector is local: a malicious co‑installed application, leveraging social engineering, can spoof UI elements and lure users into interacting with the fake prompts. While the underlying memory corruption could theoretically be leveraged for code execution, the current public description does not confirm that capability, and the risk is primarily the ability to manipulate user interactions to facilitate further attacks.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on November 4, 2026 at 07:18 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Google Chrome on Android to version 156.0.8078.47 or later.
  • If a quick upgrade is not possible, disable JavaScript for untrusted or unknown sites in Chrome’s advanced settings to reduce the attack surface until the patch is applied.
  • Confirm the device is running the latest Android operating‑system security updates, as underlying memory‑corruption fixes may also mitigate exploitation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on November 4, 2026 at 07:18 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4853-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6577-1 chromium security update
History

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Remote Code Execution via Memory Corruption in Chrome Prompts on Android

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-119

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Memory corruption in Prompts in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) UI misrepresentation in Prompts in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a local attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof UI elements via a co-installed app. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-451

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Remote Code Execution via Memory Corruption in Chrome Prompts on Android

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google android
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Google android

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Memory corruption in Prompts in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-119
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-03T21:20:48.668Z

Reserved: 2026-10-19T23:05:05.326Z

Link: CVE-2026-113171

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-21T00:45:15.510Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-10-20T22:19:09.780

Modified: 2026-11-03T22:18:44.510

Link: CVE-2026-113171

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-04T07:30:10Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-451

    User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information