CVE-2026-17943: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17943 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's parser prior to version 151.0.7922.72 that allows remote attackers to bypass the content security policy via a crafted HTML page. The issue is classified with low severity by Chromium and has a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium). No official remediation level or patch link is explicitly stated in the provided data, but a vendor advisory is available. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves an inappropriate implementation in the HTML parser component of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. It enables a remote attacker to bypass the browser's content security policy by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure). The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates a network attack vector with low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker can bypass the content security policy in affected versions of Google Chrome, potentially allowing the execution of unauthorized or malicious content in the browser context. However, the impact is limited to integrity and does not affect confidentiality or availability. No known active exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vendor advisory linked indicates a stable channel update for desktop Chrome, implying that remediation is available in version 151.0.7922.72. Users should update to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability. Since no explicit remediation level or patch link was provided, users should consult the vendor advisory for confirmation and update instructions.
CVE-2026-17943: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17943 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's parser prior to version 151.0.7922.72 that allows remote attackers to bypass the content security policy via a crafted HTML page. The issue is classified with low severity by Chromium and has a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium). No official remediation level or patch link is explicitly stated in the provided data, but a vendor advisory is available. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an inappropriate implementation in the HTML parser component of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. It enables a remote attacker to bypass the browser's content security policy by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure). The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates a network attack vector with low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker can bypass the content security policy in affected versions of Google Chrome, potentially allowing the execution of unauthorized or malicious content in the browser context. However, the impact is limited to integrity and does not affect confidentiality or availability. No known active exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vendor advisory linked indicates a stable channel update for desktop Chrome, implying that remediation is available in version 151.0.7922.72. Users should update to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability. Since no explicit remediation level or patch link was provided, users should consult the vendor advisory for confirmation and update instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:37:05.393Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0a89c2644c7f849bae1
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:54:00 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:12:01 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:08:26 UTC
Views: 42
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