CVE-2026-17940: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17940 is a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome on Android affecting versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. It involves insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Picture-in-Picture feature, which could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 9.6, indicating severe impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Google Chrome on Android arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input within the Picture-in-Picture functionality. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process could exploit this flaw by delivering a crafted HTML page to perform a sandbox escape, potentially gaining elevated privileges or executing arbitrary code outside the sandbox. The issue affects versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.6, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, scope change, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to escape the sandbox environment in Google Chrome on Android, leading to potential full compromise of the affected device's browser process and possibly the underlying system. This could result in unauthorized code execution with elevated privileges, data theft, or further system compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Android to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. The vendor advisory linked provides official update information. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-17940: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17940 is a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome on Android affecting versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. It involves insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Picture-in-Picture feature, which could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 9.6, indicating severe impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
Chrome
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AI-Powered Analysis
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome on Android arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input within the Picture-in-Picture functionality. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process could exploit this flaw by delivering a crafted HTML page to perform a sandbox escape, potentially gaining elevated privileges or executing arbitrary code outside the sandbox. The issue affects versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.6, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, scope change, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to escape the sandbox environment in Google Chrome on Android, leading to potential full compromise of the affected device's browser process and possibly the underlying system. This could result in unauthorized code execution with elevated privileges, data theft, or further system compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Android to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. The vendor advisory linked provides official update information. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:37:04.771Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0a89c2644c7f849bad5
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:54:00 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:11:38 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:08:24 UTC
Views: 51
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