CVE-2015-1296: Google Chrome

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The UnescapeURLWithAdjustmentsImpl implementation in net/base/escape.cc in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.85 does not prevent display of Unicode LOCK characters in the omnibox, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof the SSL lock icon by placing one of these characters at the end of a URL, as demonstrated by the omnibox in localizations for right-to-left languages.

Affected products

• Google Chrome: up to and including 44.0.2403

Published 2015-09-03. Last modified 2026-06-17.