CVE-2026-17767: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17767 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Android prior to version 151.0.7922.72. It involves insufficient validation of untrusted input in the WebView component, which could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's WebView on Android arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input. An attacker with control over the renderer process can exploit this flaw to leak cross-origin data by crafting a malicious HTML page. The issue is tracked as CWE-346 (Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3, reflecting a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impact limited to confidentiality.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers who have already compromised the renderer process to leak sensitive cross-origin data, potentially exposing information that should be isolated between different web origins. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version is available: users should update Google Chrome on Android to version 151.0.7922.72 or later. The vendor advisory linked should be consulted for official update instructions. Patch status is not explicitly stated in the advisory excerpt, but the presence of the fixed version indicates remediation is available.
CVE-2026-17767: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17767 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Android prior to version 151.0.7922.72. It involves insufficient validation of untrusted input in the WebView component, which could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's WebView on Android arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input. An attacker with control over the renderer process can exploit this flaw to leak cross-origin data by crafting a malicious HTML page. The issue is tracked as CWE-346 (Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3, reflecting a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impact limited to confidentiality.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers who have already compromised the renderer process to leak sensitive cross-origin data, potentially exposing information that should be isolated between different web origins. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version is available: users should update Google Chrome on Android to version 151.0.7922.72 or later. The vendor advisory linked should be consulted for official update instructions. Patch status is not explicitly stated in the advisory excerpt, but the presence of the fixed version indicates remediation is available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:34:41.104Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa08e9c2644c7f849b11c
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:34 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:42:41 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 22:01:31 UTC
Views: 38
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