CVE-2026-17752: Use after free in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17752 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Views component of Google Chrome on Mac systems prior to version 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially cause heap corruption by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The issue affects versions before 151.0.7922.72. Google has published an advisory with a stable channel update addressing this vulnerability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Views component of Google Chrome on macOS platforms. An attacker can exploit this by delivering a specially crafted HTML page, leading to heap corruption. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely over the network without privileges, requiring user interaction, and results in high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. Google has released a stable channel update to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution or other severe impacts due to heap corruption. The attacker can remotely trigger the flaw via a crafted HTML page, potentially compromising the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Mac systems to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html for detailed update instructions.
CVE-2026-17752: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17752 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Views component of Google Chrome on Mac systems prior to version 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially cause heap corruption by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The issue affects versions before 151.0.7922.72. Google has published an advisory with a stable channel update addressing this vulnerability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Chrome
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Views component of Google Chrome on macOS platforms. An attacker can exploit this by delivering a specially crafted HTML page, leading to heap corruption. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely over the network without privileges, requiring user interaction, and results in high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. Google has released a stable channel update to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution or other severe impacts due to heap corruption. The attacker can remotely trigger the flaw via a crafted HTML page, potentially compromising the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Mac systems to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html for detailed update instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:34:37.754Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa08b9c2644c7f849aa70
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:31 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:01:09 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 19:31:53 UTC
Views: 54
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