CVE-2026-17954: Policy bypass in Google Chrome
A policy bypass vulnerability in the MHTML component of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72 allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted MHTML page. The issue is classified with low severity by Chromium security. No CVSS score is provided.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17954 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's MHTML handling that permits a remote attacker to bypass policy restrictions and leak cross-origin data by crafting a malicious MHTML page. This affects Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. The vulnerability is rated as low severity by the Chromium security team. There is no explicit remediation level or patch link provided in the data, but the affected version is identified as =151.0.7922.72, implying that this version includes the fix.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass security policies in MHTML processing, resulting in cross-origin data leakage. The impact is limited to information disclosure and is considered low severity by the vendor.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update to Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory linked indicates this version includes the fix. No additional mitigation steps are specified.
CVE-2026-17954: Policy bypass in Google Chrome
Description
A policy bypass vulnerability in the MHTML component of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72 allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted MHTML page. The issue is classified with low severity by Chromium security. No CVSS score is provided.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17954 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's MHTML handling that permits a remote attacker to bypass policy restrictions and leak cross-origin data by crafting a malicious MHTML page. This affects Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. The vulnerability is rated as low severity by the Chromium security team. There is no explicit remediation level or patch link provided in the data, but the affected version is identified as =151.0.7922.72, implying that this version includes the fix.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass security policies in MHTML processing, resulting in cross-origin data leakage. The impact is limited to information disclosure and is considered low severity by the vendor.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update to Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory linked indicates this version includes the fix. No additional mitigation steps are specified.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:37:07.514Z
- 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: 6a6aa0aa9c2644c7f849bb8f
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:54:02 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 01:56:05 UTC
Last updated: 07/30/2026, 02:32:05 UTC
Views: 2
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