CVE-2026-17696: Side-channel information leakage in Google Chrome
A side-channel information leakage vulnerability exists in the Media component of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data by using a crafted HTML page. The issue has been assigned a high severity by Chromium security. A stable channel update addressing this vulnerability has been released by Google.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17696 is a side-channel information leakage vulnerability in Google Chrome's Media component affecting versions before 151.0.7922.72. The vulnerability enables a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data through a specially crafted HTML page. Google has published a stable channel update to fix this issue, indicating that a patch is available.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass same-origin policy protections via side-channel methods, potentially exposing sensitive cross-origin data. This could lead to unauthorized data disclosure between web origins.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability has been addressed. The vendor advisory confirms that a stable channel update is available to remediate the issue.
CVE-2026-17696: Side-channel information leakage in Google Chrome
Description
A side-channel information leakage vulnerability exists in the Media component of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data by using a crafted HTML page. The issue has been assigned a high severity by Chromium security. A stable channel update addressing this vulnerability has been released by Google.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17696 is a side-channel information leakage vulnerability in Google Chrome's Media component affecting versions before 151.0.7922.72. The vulnerability enables a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data through a specially crafted HTML page. Google has published a stable channel update to fix this issue, indicating that a patch is available.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass same-origin policy protections via side-channel methods, potentially exposing sensitive cross-origin data. This could lead to unauthorized data disclosure between web origins.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability has been addressed. The vendor advisory confirms that a stable channel update is available to remediate the issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:34:25.014Z
- 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: 6a6aa0829c2644c7f849a83a
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:22 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 01:53:27 UTC
Last updated: 07/30/2026, 01:53:27 UTC
Views: 2
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