Description
UI misrepresentation in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain sensitive information via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:30:00 +0000

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Title Chrome Extension UI Misrepresentation Allows Data Disclosure

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description UI misrepresentation in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain sensitive information via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-451
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-25T20:10:13.829Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:10:53.298Z

Link: CVE-2026-79176

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-25T21:18:11.157

Modified: 2026-08-25T21:18:11.157

Link: CVE-2026-79176

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T03:30:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-451

    User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information