CVE-2026-17691: Out of bounds write in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17691 is a high severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Windows involving an out of bounds write in the ANGLE component. This flaw affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 and could allow a remote attacker to potentially escape the browser sandbox by delivering a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is publicly known but no confirmed exploits are reported in the wild. A vendor advisory is available describing the issue and the fixed version.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
An out of bounds write vulnerability exists in the ANGLE component of Google Chrome on Windows platforms. This vulnerability affects versions before 151.0.7922.72 and could be exploited remotely via a specially crafted HTML page to potentially perform a sandbox escape. The issue was assigned CVE-2026-17691 and is rated with high severity by Chromium security. Google has released Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 to address this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the affected system. This increases the risk of system compromise beyond the browser context.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome on Windows to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of this update. No additional mitigations are specified.
CVE-2026-17691: Out of bounds write in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17691 is a high severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Windows involving an out of bounds write in the ANGLE component. This flaw affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 and could allow a remote attacker to potentially escape the browser sandbox by delivering a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is publicly known but no confirmed exploits are reported in the wild. A vendor advisory is available describing the issue and the fixed version.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
An out of bounds write vulnerability exists in the ANGLE component of Google Chrome on Windows platforms. This vulnerability affects versions before 151.0.7922.72 and could be exploited remotely via a specially crafted HTML page to potentially perform a sandbox escape. The issue was assigned CVE-2026-17691 and is rated with high severity by Chromium security. Google has released Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 to address this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the affected system. This increases the risk of system compromise beyond the browser context.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome on Windows to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of this update. No additional mitigations are specified.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:34:23.827Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0829c2644c7f849a826
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:22 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 02:07:45 UTC
Last updated: 07/30/2026, 02:07:45 UTC
Views: 2
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