What is CVE-2026-5898?

CVE-2026-5898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-04-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-5898?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2026-5898

Incorrect security UI in Omnibox in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Published 2026-04-08 · last modified 2026-07-24.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (15.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 15.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-451 — User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
issues.chromium.org/issues/470295118 (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-5898?: CVE-2026-5898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-5898?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.