CWE-451 227 CVEs MITRE definition ↗

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

Overview

CWE-451 (User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.

Security impact
Security impact: Depends on product and context; use CVE records, severity scores, and MITRE guidance to prioritize.

Description

The user interface (UI) does not properly represent critical information to the user, allowing the information - or its source - to be obscured or spoofed. This is often a component in phishing attacks.

Applicable platforms

Kind Name Class Prevalence OS / CPE
language Not Language-Specific Undetermined
operating_system Not OS-Specific Undetermined
technology Not Technology-Specific Undetermined

Related CVEs in this database

These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.

CVE Published Summary
CVE-2026-11300 2026-06-05 Inappropriate implementation in Permissions in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVE-2026-11294 2026-06-05 Inappropriate implementation in Passwords in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVE-2026-11286 2026-06-05 Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Wallet in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTM…
CVE-2026-11285 2026-06-05 Inappropriate implementation in Chrome for iOS in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low…
CVE-2026-11254 2026-06-05 Inappropriate implementation in Permissions in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVE-2026-11245 2026-06-05 Inappropriate implementation in Payments in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVE-2026-11232 2026-06-04 Inappropriate implementation in TabGroups in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVE-2026-11228 2026-06-04 Inappropriate implementation in File Input in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to perform UI spoofing via a crafted…
CVE-2026-11227 2026-06-04 Incorrect security UI in Tab Hover Cards in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via a crafted domain name. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVE-2026-11225 2026-06-04 Inappropriate implementation in WebUI in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via a crafted domain name. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVE-2026-11222 2026-06-04 Incorrect security UI in Tab Strip in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVE-2026-11216 2026-06-04 Incorrect security UI in File Input in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML p…
CVE-2026-11215 2026-06-04 Inappropriate implementation in Cronet in Google Chrome on Android prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via a crafted domain name. (Chromium security severity: M…
CVE-2026-11175 2026-06-04 Incorrect security UI in Messages in Google Chrome on Android prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVE-2026-11172 2026-06-04 Incorrect security UI in Contact Picker in Google Chrome on Android prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium…
CVE-2026-11107 2026-06-04 Inappropriate implementation in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVE-2026-11001 2026-06-04 Inappropriate implementation in Payments in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to perform UI spoofing via a crafted H…
CVE-2026-10984 2026-06-04 Inappropriate implementation in Accessibility in Google Chrome on Android prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: …
CVE-2019-25718 2026-06-01 Dräger Infinity Explorer C700 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows attackers to break out of kiosk mode and access the underlying operating system through a specific dialog intera…
CVE-2026-0096 2026-06-01 In getAppLabel of ForgetDeviceDialogFragment.java, there is a possible trick the user into forgetting a device due to misleading or insufficient UI. This could lead to local escalation of privilege wi…

Previous names

  • UI Misrepresentation of Critical Information (2014-02-18)

Content submission

Name
PLOVER
Date
2006-07-19
Version
Draft 3

Content modifications

Date Name Version Importance Comment
2008-07-01 Eric Dalci 1.0 updated Potential_Mitigations, Time_of_Introduction
2008-09-08 CWE Content Team 1.0 updated Maintenance_Notes, Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings
2011-06-01 CWE Content Team 1.13 updated Common_Consequences
2012-05-11 CWE Content Team 2.2 updated Relationships
2012-10-30 CWE Content Team 2.3 updated Potential_Mitigations
2014-02-13 CWE Content Team 2.6 Critical Defined several different subtypes of this issue.
2014-02-18 CWE Content Team 2.6 updated Applicable_Platforms, Description, Maintenance_Notes, Name, Observed_Examples, Other_Notes, References, Relationships, Research_Gaps
2014-07-30 CWE Content Team 2.8 updated Relationships
2017-01-19 CWE Content Team 2.10 updated Relationships
2017-11-08 CWE Content Team 3.0 updated Observed_Examples, References, Relationships, Type
2020-02-24 CWE Content Team 4.0 updated Relationships
2021-03-15 CWE Content Team 4.4 updated Maintenance_Notes, Observed_Examples
2021-10-28 CWE Content Team 4.6 updated Relationships
2022-04-28 CWE Content Team 4.7 updated Relationships
2023-01-31 CWE Content Team 4.10 updated Description, Related_Attack_Patterns
2023-04-27 CWE Content Team 4.11 updated Relationships
2023-06-29 CWE Content Team 4.12 updated Mapping_Notes
2025-09-09 CWE Content Team 4.18 updated References
2025-12-11 CWE Content Team 4.19 updated Applicable_Platforms, Relationships, Weakness_Ordinalities
2026-04-30 CWE Content Team 4.20 updated Observed_Examples
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