Spoofing attack in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-79098

Vulnerability identifier: #VU145673

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-2026-79098

CWE-ID: CWE-451

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to spoof the user interface.

The vulnerability exists due to ui misrepresentation in PermissionElement when rendering permission-related content. A remote attacker can cause specially crafted content to be displayed to spoof the user interface.

User interaction is required.

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

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
chromium (Debian package) - update to 152.0.7977.75-1~deb13u1

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html
• https://crbug.com/514010111

• 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