CVE-2026-17824: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Insufficient policy enforcement in ServiceWorker in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves insufficient policy enforcement in the ServiceWorker component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. An attacker can exploit this flaw by crafting a malicious HTML page to bypass the same origin policy, which is a critical security control designed to prevent web pages from accessing data from different origins. The CVSS score is 6.5 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-284 (Improper Access Control).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy in Chrome's ServiceWorker, potentially enabling unauthorized actions that compromise the integrity of web content or user data. However, there is no indication of confidentiality or availability impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. The provided vendor advisory link to the Chrome stable channel update blog should be monitored for official fixes. Users should update to Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 or later once confirmed patched. Until then, caution with untrusted web content is advised.
CVE-2026-17824: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in ServiceWorker in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Chrome
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves insufficient policy enforcement in the ServiceWorker component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. An attacker can exploit this flaw by crafting a malicious HTML page to bypass the same origin policy, which is a critical security control designed to prevent web pages from accessing data from different origins. The CVSS score is 6.5 (medium severity), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-284 (Improper Access Control).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy in Chrome's ServiceWorker, potentially enabling unauthorized actions that compromise the integrity of web content or user data. However, there is no indication of confidentiality or availability impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. The provided vendor advisory link to the Chrome stable channel update blog should be monitored for official fixes. Users should update to Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 or later once confirmed patched. Until then, caution with untrusted web content is advised.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:34:58.150Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0979c2644c7f849b59a
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:43 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 16:46:06 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 22:01:31 UTC
Views: 48
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