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CVE-2026-17906: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-17906cvecve-2026-17906
Published: 07/30/2026 (07/30/2026, 00:25:21 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Google
Product: Chrome

Description

CVE-2026-17906 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72 involving insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Bluetooth component. This flaw could allow a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.8 and affects desktop versions of Chrome before 151.0.7922.72.

CVSS v3.1

Score 5.8medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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, 17:20:08 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability involves insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Bluetooth functionality of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. An attacker who has compromised the renderer process could exploit this flaw by delivering a specially crafted HTML page, potentially enabling sandbox escape. The sandbox escape could allow the attacker to execute code outside the restricted environment of the renderer process. The vulnerability is rated medium severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.8 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L). No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vendor has published a stable channel update addressing this issue in version 151.0.7922.72.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the sandbox, potentially leading to limited code execution outside the sandbox. The impact includes partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss. However, exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and user interaction, reducing the overall risk.

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 at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html provides official update guidance.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Chrome
Date Reserved
2026-07-27T23:36:55.947Z
State
PUBLISHED
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]

Threat ID: 6a6aa0a29c2644c7f849b950

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

Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:20:08 UTC

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

Views: 37

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