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CVE-2026-17914: Side-channel information leakage in Google Chrome

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-17914cvecve-2026-17914
Published: 07/30/2026 (07/30/2026, 00:25:25 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Google
Product: Chrome

Description

CVE-2026-17914 is a side-channel information leakage vulnerability in the Skia component of Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially obtain sensitive information from process memory by delivering a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5.3. No known exploits are reported in the wild. A stable channel update addressing this issue is available from Google.

CVSS v3.1

Score 5.3medium

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

Affected software

Google

Chrome

Affected versions
>=151.0.7922.72 <151.0.7922.72
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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, 17:20:17 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability involves side-channel information leakage in the Skia graphics library used by Google Chrome. Specifically, versions before 151.0.7922.72 are affected. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious HTML page that, when rendered, leaks potentially sensitive information from the browser's process memory. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires network access, high attack complexity, no privileges, and user interaction, with confidentiality impact rated high but no impact on integrity or availability.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information from Chrome's process memory. However, the attack complexity is high and requires user interaction, limiting the ease of exploitation. There is no impact on data integrity or availability. No active exploitation in the wild has been reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

Google has released a stable channel update for Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 that addresses this vulnerability. Users should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Chrome
Date Reserved
2026-07-27T23:36:59.309Z
State
PUBLISHED
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]

Threat ID: 6a6aa0a49c2644c7f849b9e0

Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:56 UTC

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

Last updated: 09/11/2026, 19:31:53 UTC

Views: 41

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