Spoofing attack in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-12458

Vulnerability identifier: #VU134711

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-12458

CWE-ID: CWE-451

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

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

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 149.0.7827.155
Microsoft Edge - update to 149.0.4022.80
Google Chrome - update to 149.0.7827.155
chromium - addressed in versions 149.0.7827.155-1.el9, 149.0.7827.155-1.el10_2, 149.0.7827.155-1.el10_3, 149.0.7827.155-1.fc43, 149.0.7827.155-1.fc44
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 149.0.7827.155-1~deb12u1, 149.0.7827.155-1~deb13u1

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01750511403.html
• https://crbug.com/517258337

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Fedora 43 update for chromium
• Fedora 44 update for chromium
• Debian update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 10.3 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 10.2 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge