Spoofing attack in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-79250
Published: August 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU145563
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-79250
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to spoof the user interface.
The vulnerability exists due to ui misrepresentation in Navigation when rendering web content. A remote attacker can craft misleading content to spoof the user interface.
User interaction is required.
Affected software
Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-79250
Install security update from vendor's website.
Google Chromium - update to 152.0.7977.64
Microsoft Edge - update to 152.0.4191.53
Google Chrome - addressed in versions 151.0.7922.175, 152.0.7977.64
chromium - addressed in versions 152.0.7977.75-1.el9, 152.0.7977.75-1.el10_2, 152.0.7977.75-1.el10_3, 152.0.7977.75-1.el10_4, 152.0.7977.75-1.fc43, 152.0.7977.75-1.fc44, 152.0.7977.75-1.fc45, 154.0.8037.57-1.el9, 154.0.8037.57-1.el10_3, 154.0.8037.57-1.el10_4, 154.0.8037.57-1.fc43, 154.0.8037.57-1.fc44, 154.0.8037.57-1.fc45
chromium (Debian package) - update to 152.0.7977.75-1~deb13u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 152.0.4191.53
Google Chrome - addressed in versions 151.0.7922.175, 152.0.7977.64
chromium - addressed in versions 152.0.7977.75-1.el9, 152.0.7977.75-1.el10_2, 152.0.7977.75-1.el10_3, 152.0.7977.75-1.el10_4, 152.0.7977.75-1.fc43, 152.0.7977.75-1.fc44, 152.0.7977.75-1.fc45, 154.0.8037.57-1.el9, 154.0.8037.57-1.el10_3, 154.0.8037.57-1.el10_4, 154.0.8037.57-1.fc43, 154.0.8037.57-1.fc44, 154.0.8037.57-1.fc45
chromium (Debian package) - update to 152.0.7977.75-1~deb13u1
External References
Related Security Bulletins
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
- Debian update for chromium
- Fedora 45 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 10.4 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
- Fedora 43 update for chromium
- Fedora 44 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 10.2 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 10.3 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 10.3 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
- Fedora 45 update for chromium
- Fedora 44 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 10.4 update for chromium
- Fedora 43 update for chromium