Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in Chrome for iOS in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Published: 2026-07-30
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability stems from insufficient policy enforcement in Chrome for iOS, allowing a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing through a crafted HTML page. The attacker could potentially deceive users into interacting with a counterfeit interface, thereby enabling social engineering attacks. This weakness is categorized as CWE-346, indicating a code injection or compromise via improperly enforced authorization checks.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome on iOS versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 are affected. No other vendors or products were listed as impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.3 indicates a low severity level, and the EPSS score is noted as less than 1%, suggesting a very low likelihood of exploitation at this time. The vulnerability is not present in the CISA KEV catalog. Based on the description, a remote attacker could exploit the flaw by delivering the malicious HTML page, likely through a compromised or deceptive website accessed on a vulnerable Chrome for iOS installation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 4, 2026 at 11:53 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade to Chrome for iOS 151.0.7922.72 or later, which contains the policy enforcement fix
  • If an upgrade cannot be performed immediately, limit user browsing to trusted sites and employ third‑party content filtering to block suspicious pages
  • Enable Chrome’s safe browsing and anti‑phishing features to help detect UI spoofing attempts

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 4, 2026 at 11:53 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4710-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6408-1 chromium security update
History

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title UI Spoofing via Crafted HTML Page in Chrome for iOS

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title UI Spoofing via Crafted HTML Page in Chrome for iOS

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-346
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

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


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000

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Description Insufficient policy enforcement in Chrome for iOS in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T14:10:09.454Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:37:18.959Z

Link: CVE-2026-18016

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T14:10:05.309Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-30T01:17:06.397

Modified: 2026-08-03T17:59:59.460

Link: CVE-2026-18016

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-04T12:00:10Z

Weaknesses