Epiphany: address bar / host spoofing via userinfo in ephy_uri_get_decoded_host()
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-451.
Summary
A flaw was found in Epiphany. An issue in how the browser reads web addresses allows attackers to fake the domain name shown in the address bar. If a user clicks a specially crafted link containing a colon (for example, [https://trusted.com:[email protected]/](https://trusted.com:[email protected]/)), the address bar and security menus will display the safe website (trusted.com) but it will actually load the attacker website (attacker.com) on the screen. This allows attackers to create convincing phishing pages to trick users into trusting a malicious site.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18487
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5w7g-jqwx-788x
References
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- TI-2024-24253 Integer overflow in GNOME G Structured File Library CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-18487 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18487 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5w7g-jqwx-788x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-18487 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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