CVE-2026-17914: Side-channel information leakage in Google Chrome
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
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.
CVE-2026-17914: Side-channel information leakage in Google 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
Affected software
Chrome
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
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.
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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