CVE-2026-17962: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17962 is a vulnerability in the Blink rendering engine used by Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. It allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.1. No known exploits are reported in the wild. A vendor advisory is available but does not explicitly confirm the patch status.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves an inappropriate implementation in Blink within Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72 that enables remote attackers to perform cross-site scripting (UXSS) by injecting arbitrary scripts or HTML through a crafted HTML page. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates it is remotely exploitable without privileges, requires user interaction, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with a scope change.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized script or HTML injection in the browser context, potentially allowing attackers to bypass same-origin policies and execute malicious code. This impacts confidentiality and integrity of user data within the affected browser session. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability affects versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to remediate this issue. The vendor advisory linked should be monitored for official confirmation of the fix.
CVE-2026-17962: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17962 is a vulnerability in the Blink rendering engine used by Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. It allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.1. No known exploits are reported in the wild. A vendor advisory is available but does not explicitly confirm the patch status.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.1medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an inappropriate implementation in Blink within Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72 that enables remote attackers to perform cross-site scripting (UXSS) by injecting arbitrary scripts or HTML through a crafted HTML page. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates it is remotely exploitable without privileges, requires user interaction, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with a scope change.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized script or HTML injection in the browser context, potentially allowing attackers to bypass same-origin policies and execute malicious code. This impacts confidentiality and integrity of user data within the affected browser session. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability affects versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to remediate this issue. The vendor advisory linked should be monitored for official confirmation of the fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:37:09.071Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0ac9c2644c7f849bcae
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:54:04 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:12:51 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 22:01:31 UTC
Views: 60
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