CVE-2026-18487

A flaw was found in Epiphany. An issue in how the browser reads web addresses allows attackers to fake the domain name shown in the address bar. If a user clicks a specially crafted link containing a colon (for example, [https://trusted.com:80@attacker.com/](https://trusted.com:80@attacker.com/)), the address bar and security menus will display the safe website (trusted.com) but it will actually load the attacker website (attacker.com) on the screen. This allows attackers to create convincing phishing pages to trick users into trusting a malicious site.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18487
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2509570
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/commit/0dde1d369458ac5c44b74b5ad3c433f825f6f8af
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/work_items/2897

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-06 22:16

Updated : 2026-08-28 15:44

NVD link : CVE-2026-18487

Mitre link : CVE-2026-18487

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-18487

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-451

User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information

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