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CVE-2026-17672: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome

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Critical
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-17672cvecve-2026-17672
Published: 07/30/2026 (07/30/2026, 00:18:49 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Google
Product: Chrome

Description

CVE-2026-17672 is a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72 involving insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Chromecast component. This flaw could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 9.6, indicating severe impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

CVSS v3.1

Score 9.6critical

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Google

Chrome

Affected versions
>=151.0.7922.72 <151.0.7922.72

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/06/2026, 17:26:26 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability in Google Chrome's Chromecast feature stems from insufficient validation of untrusted input, enabling a remote attacker with access to the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape. The issue affects Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. The sandbox escape could allow the attacker to break out of the restricted execution environment, leading to full compromise of the browser process. The vulnerability is classified as critical with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.6 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to escape the Chrome sandbox from the renderer process, potentially leading to full compromise of the browser and access to sensitive user data or system resources. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level.

Mitigation Recommendations

Google has released Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 to address this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to mitigate the risk. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory. Patch status is confirmed by the official Google Chrome stable channel update announcement.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Chrome
Date Reserved
2026-07-27T23:34:19.441Z
State
PUBLISHED
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]

Threat ID: 6a6aa07f9c2644c7f849a6f9

Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:19 UTC

Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:26:26 UTC

Last updated: 09/12/2026, 22:01:31 UTC

Views: 46

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