UI Spoofing in Google Chrome for Android Omnibox
CVE-2025-12729 is an inappropriate implementation flaw in the Omnibox component of Google Chrome on Android prior to version 142.0.7444.137. According to the provided content, a remote attacker can use a crafted HTML page and induce the victim to perform specific UI gestures, resulting in UI spoofing. The issue affects the browser’s address bar / interface presentation logic on Android, allowing attacker-controlled web content to cause misleading or deceptive UI states. The available information does not identify the exact vulnerable function or code path, and Google has withheld further technical details.
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A medium-severity vulnerability in Chrome's Omnibox that could result in data exposure or manipulation of the browser interface.
Medium-severity inappropriate implementation in Chrome Omnibox fixed in the Chrome 142 update.
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