CVE-2026-17998 Other in Chrome
An attacker can perform UI spoofing by convincing a user to install a malicious Chrome extension, bypassing security indicators.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-17998?
CVE-2026-17998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 30 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Incorrect security UI in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to perform UI spoofing via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Weakness: CWE-451
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17998?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-17998?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-17998 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17998 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-17998, ECHO-4fe1-0166-dead, GHSA-wj46-px5j-vc7g, MINI-9xgp-72jf-663v.