CVE-2026-17724: Race in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17724 is a race condition vulnerability in Google Chrome for iOS versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML, resulting in a UXSS (Universal Cross-Site Scripting) condition. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.2, indicating medium severity. There is no explicit vendor advisory stating the availability of a patch or mitigation, but the affected version is prior to 151.0.7922.72, implying that updating to this version or later may address the issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability is a race condition in Google Chrome on iOS before version 151.0.7922.72. It enables remote attackers to perform UXSS by injecting arbitrary scripts or HTML via a crafted HTML page. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires network access, high attack complexity, no privileges, and user interaction, with limited confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact. The vulnerability is classified as medium severity by the Chromium security team. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The vendor advisory link points to a stable channel update announcement but does not explicitly confirm patch status for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML into the browser context, potentially leading to UXSS attacks. This can result in limited confidentiality and integrity impact as per the CVSS vector. There is no indication of privilege escalation or availability impact. No active exploitation is known.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html for current remediation guidance. Users should update Google Chrome for iOS to version 151.0.7922.72 or later once confirmed to contain the fix. No other specific mitigations are provided.
CVE-2026-17724: Race in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17724 is a race condition vulnerability in Google Chrome for iOS versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML, resulting in a UXSS (Universal Cross-Site Scripting) condition. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.2, indicating medium severity. There is no explicit vendor advisory stating the availability of a patch or mitigation, but the affected version is prior to 151.0.7922.72, implying that updating to this version or later may address the issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.2medium
Affected software
Chrome
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is a race condition in Google Chrome on iOS before version 151.0.7922.72. It enables remote attackers to perform UXSS by injecting arbitrary scripts or HTML via a crafted HTML page. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires network access, high attack complexity, no privileges, and user interaction, with limited confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact. The vulnerability is classified as medium severity by the Chromium security team. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The vendor advisory link points to a stable channel update announcement but does not explicitly confirm patch status for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML into the browser context, potentially leading to UXSS attacks. This can result in limited confidentiality and integrity impact as per the CVSS vector. There is no indication of privilege escalation or availability impact. No active exploitation is known.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html for current remediation guidance. Users should update Google Chrome for iOS to version 151.0.7922.72 or later once confirmed to contain the fix. No other specific mitigations are provided.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:34:31.424Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0869c2644c7f849a9a0
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:26 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:07:18 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 10:01:29 UTC
Views: 56
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