CVE-2026-17725: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
A type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability is rated as high severity with a CVSS score of 8.8.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17725 is a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 engine used by Google Chrome. It affects versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 and enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating and a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has published a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote code execution within the sandboxed environment of the Chrome browser, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. However, the attack requires user interaction (UI:R) and network access (AV:N) with no privileges required (PR:N).
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of an official fix in this version. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the update.
CVE-2026-17725: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
Description
A type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability is rated as high severity with a CVSS score of 8.8.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Chrome
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17725 is a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 engine used by Google Chrome. It affects versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 and enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating and a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has published a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote code execution within the sandboxed environment of the Chrome browser, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. However, the attack requires user interaction (UI:R) and network access (AV:N) with no privileges required (PR:N).
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of an official fix in this version. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:34:31.620Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0869c2644c7f849a9a4
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:26 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:00:25 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:08:27 UTC
Views: 79
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