CVE-2026-17932: Use after free in Google Chrome
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the DataTransfer component of Google Chrome on Windows versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. This flaw could allow a local attacker to access potentially sensitive information from process memory by using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated as low severity by Chromium security.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17932 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the DataTransfer implementation of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires a local attacker to craft an HTML page that triggers the flaw, potentially exposing sensitive information from the browser's process memory. The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed but no CVSS score is assigned. The vendor has released an update in Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 to address this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access can exploit this vulnerability to obtain potentially sensitive information from Chrome's process memory. The impact is limited to information disclosure and does not include code execution or system compromise. The severity is considered low by the vendor.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory indicates that this version includes the fix. No additional mitigation steps are specified.
CVE-2026-17932: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the DataTransfer component of Google Chrome on Windows versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. This flaw could allow a local attacker to access potentially sensitive information from process memory by using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated as low severity by Chromium security.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17932 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the DataTransfer implementation of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires a local attacker to craft an HTML page that triggers the flaw, potentially exposing sensitive information from the browser's process memory. The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed but no CVSS score is assigned. The vendor has released an update in Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 to address this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access can exploit this vulnerability to obtain potentially sensitive information from Chrome's process memory. The impact is limited to information disclosure and does not include code execution or system compromise. The severity is considered low by the vendor.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory indicates that this version includes the fix. No additional mitigation steps are specified.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:37:03.096Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0a79c2644c7f849ba88
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:53:59 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 02:23:41 UTC
Last updated: 07/30/2026, 03:11:54 UTC
Views: 2
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