CVE-2026-17825: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Insufficient policy enforcement in Passwords in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2026-17825 concerns insufficient policy enforcement in the Passwords feature of Google Chrome on Android devices. An attacker can exploit this weakness by crafting a malicious HTML page that bypasses discretionary access control mechanisms. This could potentially allow unauthorized actions related to password management. The CVSS score is 6.5 (medium severity) with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact. The affected versions are those prior to 151.0.7922.72.
Potential Impact
The impact is a potential bypass of discretionary access control in the Passwords component of Chrome on Android, which could lead to unauthorized modification or interference with password data integrity. There is no reported confidentiality or availability impact. No known exploits are currently active in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. The provided vendor advisory link should be monitored for updates. Until a fix is confirmed, users should exercise caution when interacting with untrusted web content on affected Chrome versions.
CVE-2026-17825: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in Passwords in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass discretionary access control 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
The vulnerability CVE-2026-17825 concerns insufficient policy enforcement in the Passwords feature of Google Chrome on Android devices. An attacker can exploit this weakness by crafting a malicious HTML page that bypasses discretionary access control mechanisms. This could potentially allow unauthorized actions related to password management. The CVSS score is 6.5 (medium severity) with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact. The affected versions are those prior to 151.0.7922.72.
Potential Impact
The impact is a potential bypass of discretionary access control in the Passwords component of Chrome on Android, which could lead to unauthorized modification or interference with password data integrity. There is no reported confidentiality or availability impact. No known exploits are currently active in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. The provided vendor advisory link should be monitored for updates. Until a fix is confirmed, users should exercise caution when interacting with untrusted web content on affected Chrome versions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:34:58.396Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0979c2644c7f849b59e
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:43 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 16:46:14 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 22:01:31 UTC
Views: 39
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