Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU145696

Spoofing attack in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-79108

Published: August 26, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU145696

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-2026-79108

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 Web Authentication (Passkeys & Security Keys) when rendering authentication-related browser interface elements. A remote attacker can present misleading authentication interface content to spoof the user interface.

User interaction is required.

Affected software

Google Chromium
Google Chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2026-79108

Install security update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 152.0.7977.64
Google Chrome - addressed in versions 151.0.7922.175, 152.0.7977.64

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