CVE-2026-113173

Modified Modified - Updated After Analysis

Improper Input Validation in Google Chrome on Android

Publication date: 2026-10-20

Last updated on: 2026-11-03

Assigner: Chrome

Description

UI misrepresentation in UI in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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Meta Information

Published

2026-10-20

Last Modified

2026-11-03

Generated

2026-11-10

AI Q&A

2026-10-21

EPSS Evaluated

2026-11-08

NVD

CVE-2026-113173

EUVD

EUVD-2026-105732

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	to 156.0.8078.47 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-451	The user interface (UI) does not properly represent critical information to the user, allowing the information - or its source - to be obscured or spoofed. This is often a component in phishing attacks.
CWE-20	The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves improper input validation in the user interface of Google Chrome on Android. It allows a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code within the sandbox by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted HTML page.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability involves improper input validation in Google Chrome on Android, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution. Detection requires checking the Chrome version on affected devices. Use the command 'dumpsys package com.android.chrome | grep version' on Android to verify if the installed version is below 156.0.8078.47.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to run malicious code on your device, potentially stealing data, installing malware, or taking control of your browser session. However, the sandbox limits the impact to some extent.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability involves improper input validation in Google Chrome on Android, allowing arbitrary code execution inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. While it does not directly impact compliance with GDPR or HIPAA, such vulnerabilities could potentially lead to unauthorized data access or processing, which may violate these regulations if exploited.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Google Chrome on Android to version 156.0.8078.47 or later to address the vulnerability.

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