UI misrepresentation in Google Chrome on Mac enables UI spoofing
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-451.
Summary
Google Chrome on Mac before 157.0.8103.38 has a UI misrepresentation flaw in its browser, classified as CWE-451. A remote attacker who uses social engineering can spoof UI elements by getting a user to open a crafted HTML page. The record rates it medium with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, and no exploitation is reported.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
UI misrepresentation in Browser in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 157.0.8103.38 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | 157.0.8103.38 to before 157.0.8103.38 | 157.0.8103.38 | Patch available | CNA |
- Chrome VendorGoogle Affected 157.0.8103.38 to before 157.0.8103.38 Fixed in 157.0.8103.38 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Google Chrome on Mac to 157.0.8103.38, the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
- Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 157.0.8103.38
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Google Chrome 157.0.8103.38
213 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 96 MEDIUM, 117 LOW
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Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-121045
- 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-hx37-3h3f-897p
- 2026-11-04 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Google Chrome vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-09686 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04898 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04346 Use after free in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2026-121045 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-121045 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hx37-3h3f-897p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-121045 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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