Spoofing attack in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-8561

 

Spoofing attack in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-8561

Published: May 14, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU131517
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-8561
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chromium

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Fullscreen in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and spoof web page content.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-8561

Install update from vendor's website.

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