CVE-2026-17685: Use after free in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17685 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Autofill component of Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.8. Google has released Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Autofill feature of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page, which can trigger arbitrary code execution inside the sandboxed environment of the browser. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely without privileges and requires user interaction. The impact includes complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise of the affected system within the sandbox context. Google published an advisory and released an update to fix this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandboxed environment of Google Chrome, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the browser process. However, the attack requires user interaction (visiting a malicious page). There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of this report.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory. Patch status is confirmed by the official Google Chrome stable channel update.
CVE-2026-17685: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17685 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Autofill component of Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.8. Google has released Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Chrome
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Autofill feature of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page, which can trigger arbitrary code execution inside the sandboxed environment of the browser. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely without privileges and requires user interaction. The impact includes complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise of the affected system within the sandbox context. Google published an advisory and released an update to fix this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandboxed environment of Google Chrome, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the browser process. However, the attack requires user interaction (visiting a malicious page). There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of this report.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory. Patch status is confirmed by the official Google Chrome stable channel update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:34:22.438Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0809c2644c7f849a799
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:20 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 16:59:15 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:59:37 UTC
Views: 49
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