Description
UI misrepresentation in Linux Toolkit Theming in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Title UI Misrepresentation Enables Bypass of System Access Restrictions via Crafted HTML
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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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'}


Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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Title UI Misrepresentation Enables Bypass of System Access Restrictions via Crafted HTML

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description UI misrepresentation in Linux Toolkit Theming in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Weaknesses CWE-451
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-31T16:05:57.947Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:06:31.383Z

Link: CVE-2026-78974

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-31T16:05:53.571Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-25T21:17:53.247

Modified: 2026-08-31T18:24:54.747

Link: CVE-2026-78974

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-31T18:15:04Z

Weaknesses