CVE-2026-17728: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
A vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML via crafted HTML pages, resulting in a UXSS (Universal Cross-Site Scripting) issue. This flaw is due to inappropriate implementation in Chrome Extensions. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating and a CVSS score of 5.4.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17728 is a UXSS vulnerability in Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72 caused by improper implementation in the Extensions component. This flaw permits remote attackers to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML through crafted HTML pages, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation).
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform script or HTML injection attacks (UXSS), which can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no indication of availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation guidance is provided by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-17728: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
Description
A vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML via crafted HTML pages, resulting in a UXSS (Universal Cross-Site Scripting) issue. This flaw is due to inappropriate implementation in Chrome Extensions. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating and a CVSS score of 5.4.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.4medium
Affected software
Chrome
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17728 is a UXSS vulnerability in Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72 caused by improper implementation in the Extensions component. This flaw permits remote attackers to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML through crafted HTML pages, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation).
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform script or HTML injection attacks (UXSS), which can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no indication of availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation guidance is provided by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:34:32.362Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0869c2644c7f849a9b0
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:26 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:10:46 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:08:25 UTC
Views: 48
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