CVE-2026-16417: Uninitialized Use in Google Chrome
Uninitialized Use in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.182 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability is an uninitialized use issue in the Skia graphics library within Google Chrome versions before 150.0.7871.182. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and can lead to leakage of cross-origin data through a specially crafted HTML page. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and low confidentiality impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can exploit this vulnerability to leak cross-origin data. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The confidentiality impact is low, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 150.0.7871.182. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. The vendor advisory linked confirms the update availability.
CVE-2026-16417: Uninitialized Use in Google Chrome
Description
Uninitialized Use in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.182 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.1low
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is an uninitialized use issue in the Skia graphics library within Google Chrome versions before 150.0.7871.182. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and can lead to leakage of cross-origin data through a specially crafted HTML page. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and low confidentiality impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can exploit this vulnerability to leak cross-origin data. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The confidentiality impact is low, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 150.0.7871.182. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. The vendor advisory linked confirms the update availability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T22:23:05.836Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256605430.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a5ff13d9c2644c7f8dba043
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 22:22:53 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 03:44:29 UTC
Last updated: 08/30/2026, 22:52:08 UTC
Views: 45
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