CVE-2026-17882: Policy bypass in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17882 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72. It involves a policy bypass in Chrome Extensions that allows an attacker to circumvent site isolation protections by convincing a user to install a malicious extension. This vulnerability affects the Chrome desktop browser and was publicly disclosed in July 2026.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's extension policy allows an attacker who persuades a user to install a crafted malicious extension to bypass the browser's site isolation feature. Site isolation is a security mechanism designed to separate different websites into different processes to prevent data leaks and attacks across sites. The issue affects Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. No CVSS score is provided, but the Chromium security team rates it as medium severity.
Potential Impact
An attacker can bypass site isolation by exploiting this vulnerability through a malicious extension installed by the user. This could potentially allow cross-site data access or compromise browser security boundaries. However, exploitation requires user interaction (installing the malicious extension). There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of disclosure.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. The vendor advisory linked provides official update information. No additional mitigation steps are specified.
CVE-2026-17882: Policy bypass in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17882 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72. It involves a policy bypass in Chrome Extensions that allows an attacker to circumvent site isolation protections by convincing a user to install a malicious extension. This vulnerability affects the Chrome desktop browser and was publicly disclosed in July 2026.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's extension policy allows an attacker who persuades a user to install a crafted malicious extension to bypass the browser's site isolation feature. Site isolation is a security mechanism designed to separate different websites into different processes to prevent data leaks and attacks across sites. The issue affects Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. No CVSS score is provided, but the Chromium security team rates it as medium severity.
Potential Impact
An attacker can bypass site isolation by exploiting this vulnerability through a malicious extension installed by the user. This could potentially allow cross-site data access or compromise browser security boundaries. However, exploitation requires user interaction (installing the malicious extension). There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of disclosure.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. The vendor advisory linked provides official update information. No additional mitigation steps are specified.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:35:11.185Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa09f9c2644c7f849b7fc
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:51 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 03:08:22 UTC
Last updated: 07/30/2026, 03:08:22 UTC
Views: 2
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