CVE-2026-17670: Use after free in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17670 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Views component of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the sandbox by using a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated critical with a CVSS score of 9.6, reflecting its high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time. A stable channel update addressing this issue has been released by Google.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Views component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process, after which an attacker could leverage this flaw to escape the browser sandbox. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable via crafted HTML content. Google has published a stable channel update to fix this issue, indicating an official patch is available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to sandbox escape, allowing an attacker to break out of the renderer process restrictions. This could result in full compromise of the affected system with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts as indicated by the CVSS score of 9.6.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory confirms that a stable channel update addressing this issue has been released. Applying this update is the primary mitigation.
CVE-2026-17670: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17670 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Views component of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the sandbox by using a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated critical with a CVSS score of 9.6, reflecting its high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time. A stable channel update addressing this issue has been released by Google.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
Chrome
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Views component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process, after which an attacker could leverage this flaw to escape the browser sandbox. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable via crafted HTML content. Google has published a stable channel update to fix this issue, indicating an official patch is available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to sandbox escape, allowing an attacker to break out of the renderer process restrictions. This could result in full compromise of the affected system with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts as indicated by the CVSS score of 9.6.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory confirms that a stable channel update addressing this issue has been released. Applying this update is the primary mitigation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:34:18.920Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa07f9c2644c7f849a6f1
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:19 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:26:07 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 22:01:31 UTC
Views: 65
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