CVE-2026-17693: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17693 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72 involving insufficient policy enforcement in the FileSystem API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability affects desktop versions of Chrome before the fixed release 151.0.7922.72. No CVSS score is provided, but the issue is rated high severity by Chromium security. There is no explicit vendor advisory stating the patch status, but the affected version indicates the fix is included in 151.0.7922.72. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
An insufficient policy enforcement vulnerability in the FileSystem component of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72 permits remote attackers to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability was publicly disclosed with high severity by Chromium security. The issue is resolved in Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. No CVSS score is assigned. The vendor advisory link references a stable channel update that presumably includes the fix.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to bypass same-origin policy restrictions in the FileSystem API, resulting in unauthorized cross-origin data leakage. This could compromise user data confidentiality when visiting maliciously crafted web pages.
Mitigation Recommendations
Update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, which contains the fix for this vulnerability. Since this is a client-side browser issue, applying the official update is the primary mitigation. No additional vendor advisories indicate alternative mitigations or that no action is required.
CVE-2026-17693: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17693 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72 involving insufficient policy enforcement in the FileSystem API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability affects desktop versions of Chrome before the fixed release 151.0.7922.72. No CVSS score is provided, but the issue is rated high severity by Chromium security. There is no explicit vendor advisory stating the patch status, but the affected version indicates the fix is included in 151.0.7922.72. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
An insufficient policy enforcement vulnerability in the FileSystem component of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72 permits remote attackers to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability was publicly disclosed with high severity by Chromium security. The issue is resolved in Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. No CVSS score is assigned. The vendor advisory link references a stable channel update that presumably includes the fix.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to bypass same-origin policy restrictions in the FileSystem API, resulting in unauthorized cross-origin data leakage. This could compromise user data confidentiality when visiting maliciously crafted web pages.
Mitigation Recommendations
Update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, which contains the fix for this vulnerability. Since this is a client-side browser issue, applying the official update is the primary mitigation. No additional vendor advisories indicate alternative mitigations or that no action is required.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:34:24.333Z
- 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: 6a6aa0829c2644c7f849a82e
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:22 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 02:07:27 UTC
Last updated: 07/30/2026, 02:07:27 UTC
Views: 2
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