Spoofing attack in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-84356

 

Spoofing attack in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-84356

Published: September 2, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU146711
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-2026-84356
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 FullScreen when rendering fullscreen content. A remote attacker can present crafted fullscreen content to spoof the user interface.

User interaction is required.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2026-84356

Install security update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 152.0.7977.75
Google Chrome - update to 152.0.7977.75
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

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