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CVE-2026-17940: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome

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Critical
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-17940cvecve-2026-17940
Published: 07/30/2026 (07/30/2026, 00:25:36 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Google
Product: 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

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

Affected software

Google

Chrome

Affected versions
>=151.0.7922.72 <151.0.7922.72
GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
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, 17:11:38 UTC

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.

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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

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