CVE-2026-17802: Side-channel information leakage in Google Chrome
A side-channel information leakage vulnerability exists in the GPU component of Google Chrome on Android versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating and a CVSS score of 4.3. No official patch or remediation level has been explicitly stated in the vendor advisory, but the fixed version is 151.0.7922.72. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17802 is a side-channel information leakage vulnerability in the GPU of Google Chrome on Android platforms before version 151.0.7922.72. The vulnerability permits a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The issue is classified under CWE-346 (Origin Validation Error) and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity. The vendor advisory references a stable channel update that includes this fix, but no explicit remediation level or patch details are provided in the input data.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely leak cross-origin data through a crafted HTML page exploiting the GPU side-channel vulnerability. This compromises confidentiality of data accessible via the browser but does not affect integrity or availability. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the browser update. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the vendor advisory content provided; users should verify the update availability via official Google Chrome release channels.
CVE-2026-17802: Side-channel information leakage in Google Chrome
Description
A side-channel information leakage vulnerability exists in the GPU component of Google Chrome on Android versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating and a CVSS score of 4.3. No official patch or remediation level has been explicitly stated in the vendor advisory, but the fixed version is 151.0.7922.72. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17802 is a side-channel information leakage vulnerability in the GPU of Google Chrome on Android platforms before version 151.0.7922.72. The vulnerability permits a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The issue is classified under CWE-346 (Origin Validation Error) and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity. The vendor advisory references a stable channel update that includes this fix, but no explicit remediation level or patch details are provided in the input data.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely leak cross-origin data through a crafted HTML page exploiting the GPU side-channel vulnerability. This compromises confidentiality of data accessible via the browser but does not affect integrity or availability. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the browser update. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the vendor advisory content provided; users should verify the update availability via official Google Chrome release channels.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:34:49.219Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0949c2644c7f849b525
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:40 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:44:00 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 22:01:31 UTC
Views: 35
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