CVE-2026-17953: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17953 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's WebView on Android versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. It involves insufficient policy enforcement that allows a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions using a crafted HTML page. The issue is classified with low severity by Chromium security. No CVSS score is provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Google Chrome on Android affects the WebView component by insufficiently enforcing navigation policies. Specifically, in versions before 151.0.7922.72, a crafted HTML page can bypass navigation restrictions intended to control or limit navigation behavior. The vulnerability is acknowledged by Google with a published advisory but lacks detailed remediation status or CVSS scoring. The issue is rated low severity by Chromium security.
Potential Impact
An attacker can bypass navigation restrictions in the WebView component on affected Chrome versions on Android. This could potentially allow navigation to unintended or restricted pages, but the overall security impact is considered low by the vendor. There are no reports of exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html for current remediation guidance. Users should update to version 151.0.7922.72 or later once available to address this issue.
CVE-2026-17953: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17953 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's WebView on Android versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. It involves insufficient policy enforcement that allows a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions using a crafted HTML page. The issue is classified with low severity by Chromium security. No CVSS score is provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome on Android affects the WebView component by insufficiently enforcing navigation policies. Specifically, in versions before 151.0.7922.72, a crafted HTML page can bypass navigation restrictions intended to control or limit navigation behavior. The vulnerability is acknowledged by Google with a published advisory but lacks detailed remediation status or CVSS scoring. The issue is rated low severity by Chromium security.
Potential Impact
An attacker can bypass navigation restrictions in the WebView component on affected Chrome versions on Android. This could potentially allow navigation to unintended or restricted pages, but the overall security impact is considered low by the vendor. There are no reports of exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html for current remediation guidance. Users should update to version 151.0.7922.72 or later once available to address this issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:37:07.321Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0aa9c2644c7f849bb8b
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:54:02 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 01:56:14 UTC
Last updated: 07/30/2026, 02:32:06 UTC
Views: 3
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