CVE-2026-17796: Side-channel information leakage in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17796 is a side-channel information leakage vulnerability in the WebXR component of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72. It allows a remote attacker to potentially obtain sensitive information from process memory by delivering a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.5. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The issue affects versions before 151.0.7922.72.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves side-channel information leakage in the WebXR feature of Google Chrome. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious HTML page that, when visited by a user, could leak sensitive information from the browser's process memory. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact. The vendor has published an advisory indicating a stable channel update that presumably addresses this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from the process memory of affected Chrome browsers. This could lead to confidentiality breaches but does not affect integrity or availability. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html provides details on the update. No temporary workarounds or mitigations are indicated. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the advisory text provided, but the presence of a stable channel update strongly suggests an official fix is available.
CVE-2026-17796: Side-channel information leakage in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17796 is a side-channel information leakage vulnerability in the WebXR component of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72. It allows a remote attacker to potentially obtain sensitive information from process memory by delivering a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.5. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The issue affects versions before 151.0.7922.72.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Chrome
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves side-channel information leakage in the WebXR feature of Google Chrome. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious HTML page that, when visited by a user, could leak sensitive information from the browser's process memory. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact. The vendor has published an advisory indicating a stable channel update that presumably addresses this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from the process memory of affected Chrome browsers. This could lead to confidentiality breaches but does not affect integrity or availability. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html provides details on the update. No temporary workarounds or mitigations are indicated. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the advisory text provided, but the presence of a stable channel update strongly suggests an official fix is available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:34:47.825Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0939c2644c7f849b27b
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:39 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:37:23 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:08:25 UTC
Views: 53
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