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CVE-2026-17873: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-17873cvecve-2026-17873
Published: 07/30/2026 (07/30/2026, 00:19:45 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Google
Product: Chrome

Description

Insufficient policy enforcement in Chrome for iOS in Google Chrome on iOS 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

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

Affected software

Google

Chrome

Affected versions
>=151.0.7922.72 <151.0.7922.72
GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
chromium/chromium
pkg:github/chromium/chromium
Affected versions
<151.0.7922.72

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/06/2026, 16:35:53 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability in Google Chrome for iOS versions before 151.0.7922.72 is due to insufficient enforcement of discretionary access control policies. A remote attacker can exploit this by delivering a crafted HTML page that bypasses these controls, potentially leading to unauthorized modification of data or actions within the browser context. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5 (medium), 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

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass discretionary access control in Chrome for iOS, potentially enabling unauthorized integrity violations such as unauthorized modification of data or actions within the browser. Confidentiality and availability are not impacted. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

The vendor advisory link provided does not explicitly confirm a patch or remediation status for this vulnerability. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html for current remediation guidance. Users should update to version 151.0.7922.72 or later once confirmed patched by the vendor.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Chrome
Date Reserved
2026-07-27T23:35:09.196Z
State
PUBLISHED
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]

Threat ID: 6a6aa09e9c2644c7f849b7c6

Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:50 UTC

Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 16:35:53 UTC

Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:08:27 UTC

Views: 45

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