CVE-2026-17892: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17892 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome's WebXR implementation prior to version 151.0.7922.72. It allows a remote attacker to potentially access sensitive information from process memory by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page. The issue affects Chrome desktop versions before 151.0.7922.72. There is no explicit patch status provided in the vendor advisory, but the fixed version is 151.0.7922.72. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability arises from an inappropriate implementation in the WebXR component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. It permits a remote attacker to extract potentially sensitive information from process memory by delivering a specially crafted HTML page to the victim. The flaw is categorized as medium severity by Chromium security. The vendor advisory references a stable channel update that includes this fix, but no detailed remediation level or patch availability is explicitly stated in the provided data.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely obtain potentially sensitive information from the memory of the Chrome process by exploiting this vulnerability via a crafted HTML page. This could lead to information disclosure but does not indicate code execution or privilege escalation. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since the vendor advisory references this version as the update containing the fix, applying this update mitigates the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the presence of the fixed version in the affectedVersions field and the vendor's stable channel update announcement.
CVE-2026-17892: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17892 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome's WebXR implementation prior to version 151.0.7922.72. It allows a remote attacker to potentially access sensitive information from process memory by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page. The issue affects Chrome desktop versions before 151.0.7922.72. There is no explicit patch status provided in the vendor advisory, but the fixed version is 151.0.7922.72. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability arises from an inappropriate implementation in the WebXR component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. It permits a remote attacker to extract potentially sensitive information from process memory by delivering a specially crafted HTML page to the victim. The flaw is categorized as medium severity by Chromium security. The vendor advisory references a stable channel update that includes this fix, but no detailed remediation level or patch availability is explicitly stated in the provided data.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely obtain potentially sensitive information from the memory of the Chrome process by exploiting this vulnerability via a crafted HTML page. This could lead to information disclosure but does not indicate code execution or privilege escalation. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since the vendor advisory references this version as the update containing the fix, applying this update mitigates the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the presence of the fixed version in the affectedVersions field and the vendor's stable channel update announcement.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:35:13.518Z
- 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: 6a6aa0a19c2644c7f849b8ff
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:53 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 02:55:06 UTC
Last updated: 07/30/2026, 02:55:06 UTC
Views: 2
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