CVE-2023-2726Network attack vector

Install-dialog bypass via crafted HTML

Published May 16, 2023 · Updated May 5, 2025

Security-feature bypass in WebApp Installs in Google Chrome before 113.0.5672.126 allows attackers to suppress the install dialog via crafted HTML. Google identifies the locus as WebApp Installs but has not published the incorrect operation that permits the dialog to be bypassed. Exploitation requires a user to install a malicious web app from the crafted page, leaving the user without the expected confirmation prompt.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.68%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Security-feature bypass in WebApp Installs in Google Chrome before 113.0.5672.126 allows attackers to suppress the install dialog via crafted HTML. Google identifies the locus as WebApp Installs but has not published the incorrect operation that permits the dialog to be bypassed. Exploitation requires a user to install a malicious web app from the crafted page, leaving the user without the expected confirmation prompt.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-2726
Published
May 16, 2023
Updated
May 5, 2025
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Google Chrome
Classifications
T1204.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 16, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=113.0.5672.126 <113.0.5672.126

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Google Chromeversion=113.0.5672.126 <113.0.5672.126

Published CVSS scores

8.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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