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CVE-2026-17679: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-17679cvecve-2026-17679
Published: 07/30/2026 (07/30/2026, 00:18:51 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Google
Product: Chrome

Description

CVE-2026-17679 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's Print Preview feature prior to version 151.0.7922.72. It involves insufficient validation of untrusted input, which allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating medium severity.

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.5medium

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

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, 17:27:15 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability in Google Chrome affects the Print Preview functionality before version 151.0.7922.72. Due to insufficient validation of untrusted input, an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can exploit this flaw to leak cross-origin data by crafting a malicious HTML page. The issue was assigned CVE-2026-17679 and is rated with a medium severity score of 6.5 (CVSS 3.1). There is a vendor advisory available from Google indicating a stable channel update addressing this issue.

Potential Impact

The impact of this vulnerability is the potential leakage of cross-origin data by an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process. This could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information from other origins within the browser context. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory for details: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Chrome
Date Reserved
2026-07-27T23:34:21.153Z
State
PUBLISHED
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]

Threat ID: 6a6aa07f9c2644c7f849a71e

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

Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:27:15 UTC

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

Views: 52

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