CVE-2026-17734: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17734 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome's Autofill feature prior to version 151.0.7922.72. It allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is related to improper implementation of input handling in Autofill, classified under CWE-79 (Cross-site Scripting).
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves an inappropriate implementation in the Autofill functionality of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. It permits a remote attacker to perform UXSS (Universal Cross-Site Scripting) by injecting arbitrary scripts or HTML through a specially crafted HTML page. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.4, indicating medium severity, with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with no impact on availability. There is no explicit vendor advisory stating the patch status, but the affected version is prior to 151.0.7922.72, implying that updating to this version or later mitigates the issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts or inject HTML content in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to information disclosure or manipulation of web content. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity with no availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory linked indicates this is the fixed version. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-17734: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17734 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome's Autofill feature prior to version 151.0.7922.72. It allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is related to improper implementation of input handling in Autofill, classified under CWE-79 (Cross-site Scripting).
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.4medium
Affected software
Chrome
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an inappropriate implementation in the Autofill functionality of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. It permits a remote attacker to perform UXSS (Universal Cross-Site Scripting) by injecting arbitrary scripts or HTML through a specially crafted HTML page. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.4, indicating medium severity, with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with no impact on availability. There is no explicit vendor advisory stating the patch status, but the affected version is prior to 151.0.7922.72, implying that updating to this version or later mitigates the issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts or inject HTML content in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to information disclosure or manipulation of web content. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity with no availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory linked indicates this is the fixed version. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:34:33.715Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0889c2644c7f849aa0f
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:28 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:10:56 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:08:26 UTC
Views: 60
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