CVE-2026-17656: Use after free in Google Chrome
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Ozone component of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially escape the browser sandbox by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability is rated critical with a CVSS score of 9.6. Google has released an update in version 151.0.7922.72 to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17656 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Ozone subsystem of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page, which may allow a remote attacker to perform a sandbox escape, compromising browser security boundaries. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Google published a stable channel update that fixes this vulnerability in Chrome version 151.0.7922.72.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to sandbox escape, allowing an attacker to break out of Chrome's security sandbox. This could result in full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms that this update addresses the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-17656: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Ozone component of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially escape the browser sandbox by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability is rated critical with a CVSS score of 9.6. Google has released an update in version 151.0.7922.72 to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
Chrome
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17656 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Ozone subsystem of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page, which may allow a remote attacker to perform a sandbox escape, compromising browser security boundaries. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Google published a stable channel update that fixes this vulnerability in Chrome version 151.0.7922.72.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to sandbox escape, allowing an attacker to break out of Chrome's security sandbox. This could result in full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms that this update addresses the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:34:15.589Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa07c9c2644c7f849a624
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:16 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 16:58:12 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:59:44 UTC
Views: 65
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