CVE-2026-15771: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
A vulnerability in Google Chrome on Windows prior to version 150.0.7871.125 allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to access potentially sensitive information from process memory via crafted HTML content. This issue is due to insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Media component. The vulnerability is rated as high severity by Chromium security. No CVSS score is provided. The vendor has published an advisory but has not explicitly stated the patch or remediation status in the provided data.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-15771 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 150.0.7871.125. It arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Media component, which allows a remote attacker with control over the renderer process to potentially extract sensitive information from process memory by delivering a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 150.0.7871.125. Although a vendor advisory URL is provided, it does not explicitly confirm the availability of a patch or remediation level in the input data.
Potential Impact
An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process in affected Chrome versions can leverage this vulnerability to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory. This could lead to information disclosure, which may aid further exploitation or data leakage. There is no indication of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0353146366.html for current remediation guidance. Users should update to Chrome version 150.0.7871.125 or later once confirmed. Until then, no specific mitigations are provided in the advisory.
CVE-2026-15771: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
Description
A vulnerability in Google Chrome on Windows prior to version 150.0.7871.125 allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to access potentially sensitive information from process memory via crafted HTML content. This issue is due to insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Media component. The vulnerability is rated as high severity by Chromium security. No CVSS score is provided. The vendor has published an advisory but has not explicitly stated the patch or remediation status in the provided data.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-15771 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 150.0.7871.125. It arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Media component, which allows a remote attacker with control over the renderer process to potentially extract sensitive information from process memory by delivering a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 150.0.7871.125. Although a vendor advisory URL is provided, it does not explicitly confirm the availability of a patch or remediation level in the input data.
Potential Impact
An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process in affected Chrome versions can leverage this vulnerability to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory. This could lead to information disclosure, which may aid further exploitation or data leakage. There is no indication of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0353146366.html for current remediation guidance. Users should update to Chrome version 150.0.7871.125 or later once confirmed. Until then, no specific mitigations are provided in the advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-14T18:31:16.324Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0353146366.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a569d1968715ace432808cf
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 20:33:29 UTC
Last enriched: 07/14/2026, 21:21:24 UTC
Last updated: 07/14/2026, 23:27:20 UTC
Views: 2
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