CVE-2026-17873: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
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)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
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.
CVE-2026-17873: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google 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
Affected software
Chrome
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
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.
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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