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CVE-2026-17903: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-17903cvecve-2026-17903
Published: 07/30/2026 (07/30/2026, 00:19:53 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Google
Product: Chrome

Description

CVE-2026-17903 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72. It involves insufficient policy enforcement in the Chromecast component, allowing an attacker on the local network to inject scripts or HTML into a privileged page via malicious network traffic. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 and is related to CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation). No known exploits are reported in the wild. The vendor advisory does not explicitly confirm patch availability or remediation status.

CVSS v3.1

Score 5.4medium

Attack Vector
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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, 17:19:56 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability in Google Chrome's Chromecast feature allows an attacker on the same local network segment to perform script or HTML injection into a privileged page by exploiting insufficient policy enforcement. The issue affects versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires local network access with low attack complexity and no privileges or user interaction needed. The impact includes limited confidentiality and integrity loss but no availability impact. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-79, indicating cross-site scripting or similar injection flaws. The vendor advisory link is provided but does not explicitly state patch or remediation details.

Potential Impact

An attacker on the local network can inject malicious scripts or HTML into privileged pages within Chrome's Chromecast feature, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is no indication of availability impact or widespread exploitation. The attack requires local network access, limiting the attack surface.

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. Until official confirmation, users should update to version 151.0.7922.72 or later once available. No specific temporary mitigations are documented.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Chrome
Date Reserved
2026-07-27T23:35:15.905Z
State
PUBLISHED
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]

Threat ID: 6a6aa0a29c2644c7f849b942

Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:54 UTC

Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:19:56 UTC

Last updated: 09/12/2026, 22:01:31 UTC

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