Description
UI misrepresentation in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-09-09
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Title UI Misrepresentation in Chrome Downloads Leading to Social Engineering for Privilege Escalation

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Title UI Misrepresentation in Chrome Downloads Leading to Social Engineering for Privilege Escalation

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000

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Description UI misrepresentation in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-451
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-10T15:38:47.580Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T22:44:02.848Z

Link: CVE-2026-87649

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-10T15:38:44.407Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-09-09T01:17:23.400

Modified: 2026-09-10T16:18:06.870

Link: CVE-2026-87649

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T01:00:08Z

Weaknesses