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CVE-2026-17796: Side-channel information leakage in Google Chrome

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-17796cvecve-2026-17796
Published: 07/30/2026 (07/30/2026, 00:19:23 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Google
Product: 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

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected software

Google

Chrome

Affected versions
>=151.0.7922.72 <151.0.7922.72

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/06/2026, 17:37:23 UTC

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.

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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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