Description
UI misrepresentation in UI in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: UI Spoofing via Social Engineering
Action: Patch Immediately
AI Analysis

Impact

UI misrepresentation in Google Chrome for Android before version 156.0.8078.47 permits a remote attacker to craft an HTML page that presents deceptive UI elements. When a user interacts with these elements, the attacker may induce unintended actions, such as submitting credentials or engaging with malicious content, through social engineering. The underlying weakness is an input validation failure (CWE‑451).

Affected Systems

Users who run the Google Chrome Android application on any Android device with Chrome older than 156.0.8078.47 are vulnerable. The fault resides in the standard desktop channel builds of Chrome for Android released prior to that version; no OEM or device‑specific distinctions are noted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 8.8 marks the flaw as high severity. The EPSS score of < 1% suggests a very low but non‑zero probability of real‑world exploitation, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires a victim to open a malicious web page in the affected browser, with social engineering as the principal attack vector.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on November 4, 2026 at 07:05 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Chrome to version 156.0.8078.47 or later on all Android devices
  • Disable user access to arbitrary web pages in the browser (e.g., via Enterprise Remote Access policy) until the update is deployed
  • If an immediate upgrade is impossible, enforce a network filter that blocks known malicious domains and enable Chrome’s Safe Browsing feature to warn users

Generated by OpenCVE AI on November 4, 2026 at 07:05 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 07:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Chrome for Android UI Spoofing via Forged UI Elements

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Chrome Android Input Validation Vulnerability Enables Remote Code Execution

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper input validation in UI in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low) UI misrepresentation in UI in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Weaknesses CWE-451

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 15:30:00 +0000

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

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Chrome Android Input Validation Vulnerability Enables Remote Code Execution

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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


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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper input validation in UI in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Weaknesses CWE-20
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-03T21:21:14.155Z

Reserved: 2026-10-19T23:05:25.953Z

Link: CVE-2026-113173

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T22:50:50.460Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-10-20T22:19:09.997

Modified: 2026-11-03T22:18:44.870

Link: CVE-2026-113173

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-04T07:15:09Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-451

    User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information