CVE-2026-5880

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in browser UI in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

4.3

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

Google Chrome < 147.0.7727.55

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

<!--
PoC Concept for CVE-2026-5880
This PoC demonstrates the concept of UI Spoofing.
Note: Actual exploitation requires compromising the renderer process first.
-->
<html>
<head>
    <title>CVE-2026-5880 PoC</title>
    <style>
        body { font-family: sans-serif; text-align: center; padding-top: 50px; }
        .spoofed-bar {
            width: 80%;
            height: 30px;
            background-color: #f1f3f4;
            border: 1px solid #dfe1e5;
            margin: 0 auto;
            line-height: 30px;
            text-align: left;
            padding-left: 10px;
            border-radius: 20px;
            color: #5f6368;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <h2>Chrome Omnibox Spoofing Demo</h2>
    <p>If the browser is vulnerable, the real Omnibox might show a fake URL.</p>
    <div class="spoofed-bar">https://www.google.com</div>
    <script>
        // In a real exploit scenario, this script would trigger the
        // vulnerability that allows manipulating the UI from the renderer.
        console.log("Attempting to trigger vulnerability...");
        alert("This is a simulated PoC for CVE-2026-5880.");
    </script>
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5880
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5880
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-5880/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-5880
[5] https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
[6] https://issues.chromium.org/issues/424995036

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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