UI spoofing via undisclosed WebApp Installs flaw
Published Aug 21, 2024 · Updated Mar 25, 2025
UI spoofing in WebApp Installs in Google Chrome before 128.0.6613.84 on Windows allows remote attackers to mislead users via crafted HTML. Google has not publicly disclosed the incorrect WebApp Installs operation because the linked Chromium issue remains restricted. Exploitation requires a user to install a malicious application, after which attacker-controlled page content can spoof browser UI without reported data disclosure or service interruption.
Summary
What happened
UI spoofing in WebApp Installs in Google Chrome before 128.0.6613.84 on Windows allows remote attackers to mislead users via crafted HTML. Google has not publicly disclosed the incorrect WebApp Installs operation because the linked Chromium issue remains restricted. Exploitation requires a user to install a malicious application, after which attacker-controlled page content can spoof browser UI without reported data disclosure or service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-8033
- Published
- Aug 21, 2024
- Updated
- Mar 25, 2025
- Vendor
- Google Cloud
- Product
- Google Chrome
- Classifications
- T1204.002
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 21, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=128.0.6613.84 <128.0.6613.84
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