---
id: "CVE-2026-121206"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-121206"]
title: "Chrome: crafted page could spoof browser UI elements via social engineering"
severity: "low"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browser", "chrome", "desktop", "runtime"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-updated", "non-chrome-browser"]
published_at: "2026-11-03T21:17:29+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-03T21:19:26+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-03T21:22:45+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121206", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-03T21:19:26+00:00"}]
---

# Chrome: crafted page could spoof browser UI elements via social engineering

A UI misrepresentation flaw in the Isolated component of Google Chrome before 157.0.8103.38 lets a remote attacker spoof interface elements using a crafted HTML page. The attack depends on social engineering to get a user to visit the page, and the Chromium security severity is rated Low.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Chrome version (Help > About Google Chrome) and compare it to `157.0.8103.38`.

## Fix

- Google Chrome: move to `157.0.8103.38` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-03T21:19:26+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121206

## From the sources

UI misrepresentation in Isolated in Google Chrome 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)

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