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CVE-2026-17903: Google Chrome · Insufficient Policy Enforcement

Affects Google ChromeSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.4 Medium : upgrade to 151.0.7922.72 when convenient.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 05:11 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.4Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 151.0.7922.72
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Google Chrome to 151.0.7922.72.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GoogleChromeAffected
  • >=151.0.7922.72 <151.0.7922.72
Fixed in
  • 151.0.7922.72

AI-suggested

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

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.

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