{"id":"CVE-2026-79173","title":"chromium-browser: Chromium-browser: UI spoofing via crafted HTML page (CVE-2026-79173)","summary":"A flaw was found in chromium-browser. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious HTML page, leading to user interface (UI) misrepresentation. This misrepresentation allows the attacker to spoof UI elements, …","severity":"medium","cvss":4.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","cvssSource":"vendor","cwe":["CWE-451"],"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"Chrome","affected":["Chrome >= 152.0.7977.65 < 152.0.7977.65"],"published":"2026-08-25","updated":"2026-09-25","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-25T14:12:26+00:00","source":"CSAF","sourceUrl":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79173.json","references":[{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79173.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-79173"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79173"},{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html"},{"url":"https://issues.chromium.org/issues/517487890"}],"tags":["csaf","vex","red-hat","cve.org"],"epss":0.00255,"epssPercentile":0.1695,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-08-27T18:57:10.171085Z"},"scores":{"vendor":4.3,"adp":5.4},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-17T19:26:25.332Z","slug":"CVE-2026-79173","body":"## Overview\n\nA flaw was found in chromium-browser. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious HTML page, leading to user interface (UI) misrepresentation. This misrepresentation allows the attacker to spoof UI elements, potentially deceiving users.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · updated 2026-09-25 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-79173.json)\n\n**chromium-browser: Chromium-browser: UI spoofing via crafted HTML page**. Released 2026-08-25, updated 2026-09-25.\n\nNot affected:\n\n- All currently supported Red Hat products\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the advisory for fix availability.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":24,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":23.7,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":211323,"id":"CVE-2026-79173","ts":1790408702922,"field":"cvss","old":"5.4","new":"4.3"}]}