What is CVE-2026-8006?

CVE-2026-8006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-8006?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Macos

CVE-2026-8006

Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to perform UI spoofing via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severit…

EPSS: 0.000 (5.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8006?: CVE-2026-8006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-8006?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.