CVE-2026-17804: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Media in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Media component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires that the attacker already has control over the renderer process, after which they could leverage this flaw to perform a sandbox escape. The vulnerability is rated critical with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6, reflecting its potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Google has published a stable channel update that fixes this issue in version 151.0.7922.72.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with access to the renderer process to escape the sandbox, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level, as reflected by the CVSS score of 9.6.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation is specified by the vendor advisory. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's stable channel update announcement.
CVE-2026-17804: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Media in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
Chrome
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Media component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires that the attacker already has control over the renderer process, after which they could leverage this flaw to perform a sandbox escape. The vulnerability is rated critical with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6, reflecting its potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Google has published a stable channel update that fixes this issue in version 151.0.7922.72.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with access to the renderer process to escape the sandbox, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level, as reflected by the CVSS score of 9.6.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation is specified by the vendor advisory. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's stable channel update announcement.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:34:49.654Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0949c2644c7f849b52d
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:40 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 16:52:24 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 22:01:31 UTC
Views: 49
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