CVE-2026-17946: Uninitialized Use in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17946 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72 involving uninitialized use in the Dawn component. This flaw could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to access potentially sensitive information from process memory by using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.5. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. A fixed version, 151.0.7922.72, is available.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves uninitialized use in the Dawn component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process could exploit this flaw to read potentially sensitive information from process memory by delivering a crafted HTML page. The issue is rated medium severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on July 30, 2026, and fixed in Chrome version 151.0.7922.72.
Potential Impact
An attacker who has compromised the renderer process in affected versions of Chrome could obtain sensitive information from process memory. This could lead to information disclosure but does not affect integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires user interaction and network access but no privileges or elevated permissions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of this update. No additional mitigations are specified or required.
CVE-2026-17946: Uninitialized Use in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17946 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72 involving uninitialized use in the Dawn component. This flaw could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to access potentially sensitive information from process memory by using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.5. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. A fixed version, 151.0.7922.72, is available.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Chrome
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves uninitialized use in the Dawn component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process could exploit this flaw to read potentially sensitive information from process memory by delivering a crafted HTML page. The issue is rated medium severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on July 30, 2026, and fixed in Chrome version 151.0.7922.72.
Potential Impact
An attacker who has compromised the renderer process in affected versions of Chrome could obtain sensitive information from process memory. This could lead to information disclosure but does not affect integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires user interaction and network access but no privileges or elevated permissions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of this update. No additional mitigations are specified or required.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:37:05.958Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0a89c2644c7f849baed
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:54:00 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:38:16 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 19:31:53 UTC
Views: 44
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