CVE-2024-8906Network attack vector

Download interface spoofing

Published Sep 17, 2024 · Updated Mar 25, 2025

Incorrect security UI in Google Chrome before 129.0.6668.58 allows remote attackers to spoof its Downloads interface via crafted HTML. The public record identifies the Downloads component but does not disclose which security indicator is rendered incorrectly or how crafted content controls it. Exploitation requires a user to open the page and perform specific UI gestures, after which the spoofed interface can misrepresent download-related information.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect security UI in Google Chrome before 129.0.6668.58 allows remote attackers to spoof its Downloads interface via crafted HTML. The public record identifies the Downloads component but does not disclose which security indicator is rendered incorrectly or how crafted content controls it. Exploitation requires a user to open the page and perform specific UI gestures, after which the spoofed interface can misrepresent download-related information.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-8906
Published
Sep 17, 2024
Updated
Mar 25, 2025
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Google Chrome
Classifications
T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=129.0.6668.58 <129.0.6668.58

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Google Chromeversion=129.0.6668.58 <129.0.6668.58

Published CVSS scores

4.3CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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

T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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