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

Impact

UI misrepresentation in Chrome’s TrustedWebActivities on Android allows a remote attacker to craft an HTML page that displays a spoofed address bar. By tricking users into believing they are on a legitimate site, the attacker can facilitate credential theft or other social‑engineering attacks. The weakness is an UI spoofing flaw, classified as CWE‑451, which undermines the integrity of the address bar interface and potentially exposes user data.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome for Android versions prior to 156.0.8078.47 are impacted. The vulnerability resides in the TrustedWebActivities component and affects all Android devices running these builds. Users on newer builds are not affected.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 8.8 indicates high severity. The EPSS score of < 1% suggests that widespread exploitation is currently unlikely, yet the vulnerability is already usable via a remote HTML payload. It is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. Attackers can exploit the flaw by hosting a crafted page and luring users through phishing emails or malicious adverts; the attack vector is remote web‑based and requires only that the victim opens the page in Chrome. The flaw enables social engineering rather than direct code execution but still poses a high risk if the user is deceived.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on November 4, 2026 at 06:21 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Install the latest Chrome update for Android (156.0.8078.47 or later) to eliminate the UI spoofing vulnerability.
  • If your organization controls trusted sites that use TrustedWebActivities, consider disabling the feature temporarily or restricting its use through enterprise policy.
  • Keep Chrome on the latest stable channel and subscribe to security release notifications to receive future fixes promptly.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on November 4, 2026 at 06:21 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 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use-After-Free in Chrome TrustedWebActivities Enables Remote Code Execution

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-416

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Use after free in TrustedWebActivities 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: Medium) UI misrepresentation in TrustedWebActivities in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof address bar via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-451

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use-After-Free in Chrome TrustedWebActivities Enables Remote Code Execution

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +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 00:30:00 +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 Use after free in TrustedWebActivities 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: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-03T21:20:53.741Z

Reserved: 2026-10-19T23:08:56.374Z

Link: CVE-2026-113204

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T23:05:55.411Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-10-20T22:19:13.440

Modified: 2026-11-03T22:18:50.450

Link: CVE-2026-113204

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-04T06:30:11Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-451

    User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information