CVE-2026-17910: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17910 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Android involving insufficient policy enforcement in NFC. This flaw allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. The issue affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. There is no explicit vendor advisory stating a patch or fix status, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves insufficient policy enforcement in the NFC component of Google Chrome on Android devices before version 151.0.7922.72. An attacker can exploit this flaw by crafting a malicious HTML page that causes cross-origin data leakage. The CVSS score is 4.3 (medium severity), reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity and no privileges required, but user interaction is needed. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-346 (Insufficient Authorization).
Potential Impact
A remote attacker can leak cross-origin data from the victim's browser by exploiting the insufficient policy enforcement in NFC. This could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information accessible via the browser's NFC functionality. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. The provided vendor advisory link should be monitored for updates on fixes or mitigations. Until a patch is confirmed, users should exercise caution when interacting with untrusted NFC-enabled web content on affected Chrome versions.
CVE-2026-17910: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17910 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Android involving insufficient policy enforcement in NFC. This flaw allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. The issue affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. There is no explicit vendor advisory stating a patch or fix status, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves insufficient policy enforcement in the NFC component of Google Chrome on Android devices before version 151.0.7922.72. An attacker can exploit this flaw by crafting a malicious HTML page that causes cross-origin data leakage. The CVSS score is 4.3 (medium severity), reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity and no privileges required, but user interaction is needed. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-346 (Insufficient Authorization).
Potential Impact
A remote attacker can leak cross-origin data from the victim's browser by exploiting the insufficient policy enforcement in NFC. This could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information accessible via the browser's NFC functionality. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. The provided vendor advisory link should be monitored for updates on fixes or mitigations. Until a patch is confirmed, users should exercise caution when interacting with untrusted NFC-enabled web content on affected Chrome versions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:36:58.489Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0a49c2644c7f849b9d0
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:56 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:29:53 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 10:01:29 UTC
Views: 37
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