Google Chrome for Android: Incorrect authorization in Transactions Platform
Summary
Google Chrome for Android contains an incorrect authorization flaw (CWE-863) in the Transactions Platform component. A remote attacker can use a crafted HTML page to obtain sensitive information. The victim must open the malicious page in Chrome on an affected Android device. Google rates the severity as Low, while the CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8.
Affected
- Google Chrome for Android before 155.0.8059.39
Fixed in
- Google Chrome for Android 155.0.8059.39 or later
- Later Stable builds are available; install the latest Stable build.
Workaround
Unknown. No vendor workaround was found. Update Chrome for Android.
Exploitation
- Not known to be exploited (CISA ADP Vulnrichment: exploitation none)
- Not listed in the CISA KEV catalogue in the sources reviewed
- No public proof of concept found; this is not confirmed absence
Our recommendation
- Update Chrome for Android to the latest Stable build via Play Store or MDM.
- Verify the installed Chrome version on all Android devices, including unmanaged devices and devices with delayed updates.
- Prioritise via MDM or Play Store compliance checks rather than network exposure.
- Warn staff about phishing links that lead to untrusted web pages.
- Medium priority for SMEs. Desktop Chrome is not affected by this CVE.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop chromereleases.googleblog.com
- Chromium issue tracker entry issues.chromium.org
- Debian OSV record osv.dev
- Ubuntu CVE page ubuntu.com
- CISA ADP Vulnrichment (HOL) hol.org
- Horus Valley: Chrome 155 security update www.horusvalley.com
- CVE record summary (threatint) cve.threatint.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 31 Oct 2026, 21:45.
Original description (NVD)
Incorrect authorization in Transactions Platform in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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