CVE-2026-17942: Side-channel information leakage in Google Chrome
A side-channel information leakage vulnerability exists in the SVG component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating medium severity. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The issue is addressed in Chrome version 151.0.7922.72.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17942 is a side-channel information leakage vulnerability in the SVG implementation of Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. An attacker can exploit this flaw remotely by delivering a crafted HTML page that leaks cross-origin data. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, reflecting a low complexity attack vector with no privileges required but requiring user interaction. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss without integrity or availability impact. Google has released Chrome 151.0.7922.72 to address this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to leak cross-origin data, potentially exposing sensitive information from other origins. There is no impact on data integrity or availability. The CVSS score of 4.3 indicates a medium severity level, reflecting limited but non-negligible confidentiality impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-17942: Side-channel information leakage in Google Chrome
Description
A side-channel information leakage vulnerability exists in the SVG component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating medium severity. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The issue is addressed in Chrome version 151.0.7922.72.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17942 is a side-channel information leakage vulnerability in the SVG implementation of Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. An attacker can exploit this flaw remotely by delivering a crafted HTML page that leaks cross-origin data. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, reflecting a low complexity attack vector with no privileges required but requiring user interaction. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss without integrity or availability impact. Google has released Chrome 151.0.7922.72 to address this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to leak cross-origin data, potentially exposing sensitive information from other origins. There is no impact on data integrity or availability. The CVSS score of 4.3 indicates a medium severity level, reflecting limited but non-negligible confidentiality impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:37:05.174Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0a89c2644c7f849badd
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:54:00 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:23:08 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:08:25 UTC
Views: 46
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