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CVE-2026-17889: Uninitialized Use in Google Chrome

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-17889cvecve-2026-17889
Published: 07/30/2026 (07/30/2026, 00:19:49 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Google
Product: Chrome

Description

An uninitialized use vulnerability in the WebXR component of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72 allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. This issue has been assigned a medium severity level by Chromium security. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. A vendor advisory is available but does not explicitly confirm patch status or remediation details.

Affected software

Affected versions
=151.0.7922.72<151.0.7922.72

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AILast updated: 07/30/2026, 02:55:37 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-17889 is an uninitialized use vulnerability in the WebXR implementation of Google Chrome that enables remote attackers to leak cross-origin data by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability affects versions of Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72. The Chromium security team has rated this vulnerability as medium severity. Although a vendor advisory link is provided, it does not explicitly state the availability of a patch or remediation level. No CVSS score is assigned to this vulnerability.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to leak data across origins, potentially exposing sensitive information from other web domains to the attacker. The impact is limited to information disclosure rather than code execution or system compromise. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

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 and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later once confirmed patched. Until then, no specific mitigation beyond updating is available from the provided data.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Chrome
Date Reserved
2026-07-27T23:35:12.888Z
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: 6a6aa09f9c2644c7f849b818

Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:51 UTC

Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 02:55:37 UTC

Last updated: 07/30/2026, 02:55:37 UTC

Views: 2

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