CVE-2026-79022 Other in Chrome

What is CVE-2026-79022?

CVE-2026-79022 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 25 Aug 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

UI misrepresentation in Transactions Platform in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Weakness: CWE-451

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79022?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-79022?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-79022 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79022 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2026-87491 Google Chromium V8 Out of Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
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All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79022, ECHO-2054-c442-cb62, GHSA-8w7j-x9gm-52hh, MINI-grp7-gj8g-7gq2.