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Mobile security on WindowsForum.com covers vulnerabilities and best practices for iOS and Android devices, with a strong focus on browser security. Recent discussions highlight Chrome for iOS and Android CVEs requiring updates to version 150.0.7871.47 to fix issues like UI spoofing, information disclosure, use-after-free, and policy bypass. Other topics include iOS 27 public beta risks, an Android 16 lock-screen SMS bypass via Gemini, and practical mitigations such as disabling lock-screen messaging. The tag emphasizes timely patching, verifying installed versions, and understanding the real-world impact of mobile vulnerabilities, especially for enterprise users managing work credentials and authentication apps on smartphones.
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    iOS 27 Public Beta: Back Up Before App Failures Force iPhone Restore

    Apple’s iOS 27 public beta is now available, but BGR’s July 19 rundown is a useful reminder that “public” does not mean production-ready. The release is intended for broad testing ahead of the final iOS 27 rollout, not for the iPhone that handles a user’s work calls, authentication apps, travel...
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    Android 16 Gemini Lock-Screen SMS Bypass: Disable Messaging Now

    Google is rolling out a fix for an Android 16 lock-screen flaw that can let someone with physical possession of a locked phone use Gemini to send SMS messages and enable WhatsApp messaging without entering the device PIN. The Register, which reported the issue on July 17, says Google...
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    CVE-2026-14136: Update Chrome for iOS Before 150.0.7871.47

    Chrome for iOS Before 150.0.7871.47: Update and Verify; Chrome on Windows Is Not Listed as Affected The published affected range for CVE-2026-14136 is Chrome for iOS versions earlier than 150.0.7871.47. Chromium rates the UI-spoofing issue Low, while CISA-ADP contributes a CVSS 3.1 score of 4.3...
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    CVE-2026-14123: Chrome for iOS 150.0.7871.47 Fixes Omnibox Spoofing

    The URL Bar Is Part of the Browser’s Security Boundary Modern browsers ask users to treat web content as untrusted while trusting the browser frame around it. A website can control its own text, images, forms, animation, and visual design, but it is not supposed to control the browser’s account...
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    CVE-2026-14126: Update Chrome Android to 150.0.7871.47

    Google Chrome on Android versions earlier than 150.0.7871.47 contain CVE-2026-14126, a security-interface flaw that can allow a remote attacker to use a crafted HTML page to spoof a domain when user interaction is involved. Chromium rates the issue Low, while CISA-ADP assigns it a 4.3 Medium...
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    CVE-2026-14096: Update Chrome Android to 150.0.7871.47

    CVE-2026-14096 is a Google Chrome for Android information-disclosure flaw that can let an attacker with an already-compromised renderer leak cross-origin data through crafted HTML on versions earlier than 150.0.7871.47. Google labels the Chromium security severity Low, while CISA-ADP’s CVSS 3.1...
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    CVE-2026-14099: Update Chrome for iOS to 150.0.7871.47

    Google disclosed CVE-2026-14099 on June 30, 2026, a use-after-free flaw affecting Chrome for iOS before version 150.0.7871.47 that could let a remote attacker, after inducing specific user-interface gestures on a crafted HTML page, corrupt heap memory on an iPhone running the vulnerable browser...
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    CVE-2026-14075: Update Chrome for iOS to 150.0.7871.47

    Google’s CVE-2026-14075, published June 30, 2026, documents a Chrome for iOS policy-enforcement flaw affecting versions before 150.0.7871.47, through which a remote attacker could use crafted HTML to bypass the browser’s no-referrer policy after a user interacted with the page. Chromium rates...
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    CVE-2026-14067: Update Chrome for iOS to 150.0.7871.47

    Chrome for iOS Use-After-Free Pits Chromium’s Low Rating Against a CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1 Score of 8.8 Chrome for iOS versions below 150.0.7871.47 are affected by CVE-2026-14067. Update the application, then open Chrome and verify that the installed version shown under More > Settings > Google Chrome...
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    CVE-2026-14028: Update Chrome on iOS to 150.0.7871.47

    Chrome on iOS versions before 150.0.7871.47 are affected by CVE-2026-14028. Chrome on Windows is not established as affected by the available record. Administrators should update affected iPhones, confirm that Chrome is at version 150.0.7871.47 or later, and validate the platform context of any...
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    CVE-2026-13991: Update Chrome for iOS to 150.0.7871.47

    Google fixed CVE-2026-13991, a medium-severity Chrome for iOS input-validation flaw affecting versions before 150.0.7871.47. According to the supplied NVD record, a remote attacker can use a crafted HTML page to produce UI spoofing after user interaction. The record does not describe browser...
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    CVE-2026-13983: Update Chrome for iOS to 150.0.7871.47

    Google Chrome users on iPhone and iPad were exposed to CVE-2026-13983 before version 150.0.7871.47, a medium-severity flaw that let a remote attacker use a crafted HTML page and carefully induced gestures to spoof the browser’s Omnibox, making a malicious destination appear more trustworthy than...
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    CVE-2026-13980: Update Chrome for iOS to 150.0.7871.47

    Google disclosed CVE-2026-13980 on June 30, 2026, warning that Chrome for iOS versions before 150.0.7871.47 could let a remote attacker use a crafted HTML page to spoof browser interface information, a Medium-severity flaw whose practical danger lies in making hostile content look trustworthy...
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    CVE-2026-13994: Update Chrome for Android to 150.0.7871.47

    Chrome for Android before 150.0.7871.47 is affected; update through Google Play Desktop Chrome is not listed as affected in the NVD configuration. CVE-2026-13994 is a Medium-severity Google Chrome vulnerability affecting Chrome on Android before version 150.0.7871.47. According to the National...
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    CVE-2026-13955: Update Chrome Android to 150.0.7871.47

    Google addressed CVE-2026-13955 in Chrome for Android, with version 150.0.7871.47 identified as the published fix threshold for a CustomTabs input-validation flaw that could allow a local attacker to use a malicious file for UI spoofing. The affected-product data lists Chrome on Android versions...
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    CVE-2026-13946: Update Chrome on iOS to 150.0.7871.47

    CVE-2026-13946 affects Google Chrome on iOS versions earlier than 150.0.7871.47. The published description says crafted HTML can cause cross-origin information leakage. Users should update Chrome through the App Store to 150.0.7871.47 or later and check Chrome’s app/version information if...
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    CVE-2026-13936: Update Chrome Android to 150.0.7871.47

    Google Chrome on Android versions earlier than 150.0.7871.47 are vulnerable to CVE-2026-13936, a Medium-severity flaw that can let a remote attacker use crafted HTML to obtain potentially sensitive information from browser process memory after user interaction. The vulnerability is associated...
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    CVE-2026-13927: Update Chrome for Android to 150.0.7871.47

    Google disclosed CVE-2026-13927 on June 30, 2026, a Chrome for Android input-validation flaw affecting versions earlier than 150.0.7871.47 that can let a local attacker escalate privileges after a user interacts with a malicious file through the browser’s interface. The vulnerability is not a...
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    CVE-2026-13923: Update Chrome Android to 150.0.7871.47

    Chrome on Android versions below 150.0.7871.47 are affected by CVE-2026-13923. Update Chrome to version 150.0.7871.47 or later and verify the installed app version. The documented exposure is a crafted-HTML-triggered potential disclosure of sensitive information from browser process memory, not...
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    CVE-2026-13918 Fixed in Chrome for iOS 150.0.7871.47

    Google has fixed CVE-2026-13918 in Chrome for iOS 150.0.7871.47, closing a use-after-free flaw that could let a remote attacker use a crafted HTML page to trigger heap corruption on iPhones running an earlier Chrome version without first needing account privileges, although user interaction is...