CVE-2026-17970: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17970 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome involving insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Passwords component. This flaw affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 and allows an attacker positioned within a privileged network to perform UI spoofing through malicious network traffic. The vulnerability has been assigned a low severity by Chromium security. There is no CVSS score available for this issue. A vendor advisory is published but does not explicitly state patch or remediation details.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Google Chrome arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Passwords feature, enabling an attacker with privileged network access to conduct UI spoofing attacks by injecting malicious network traffic. The issue affects Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. The Chromium security team has rated this vulnerability as low severity. No CVSS score or explicit remediation level is provided in the available data. A vendor advisory link is available but does not confirm patch availability or mitigation steps.
Potential Impact
An attacker in a privileged network position can exploit this vulnerability to perform UI spoofing, potentially misleading users by displaying deceptive user interface elements. The impact is considered low severity by Chromium security, indicating limited risk or difficulty in exploitation. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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 and administrators should monitor official Google Chrome release notes and update to version 151.0.7922.72 or later once confirmed. No explicit temporary mitigations or workarounds are provided in the advisory.
CVE-2026-17970: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17970 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome involving insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Passwords component. This flaw affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 and allows an attacker positioned within a privileged network to perform UI spoofing through malicious network traffic. The vulnerability has been assigned a low severity by Chromium security. There is no CVSS score available for this issue. A vendor advisory is published but does not explicitly state patch or remediation details.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Passwords feature, enabling an attacker with privileged network access to conduct UI spoofing attacks by injecting malicious network traffic. The issue affects Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. The Chromium security team has rated this vulnerability as low severity. No CVSS score or explicit remediation level is provided in the available data. A vendor advisory link is available but does not confirm patch availability or mitigation steps.
Potential Impact
An attacker in a privileged network position can exploit this vulnerability to perform UI spoofing, potentially misleading users by displaying deceptive user interface elements. The impact is considered low severity by Chromium security, indicating limited risk or difficulty in exploitation. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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 and administrators should monitor official Google Chrome release notes and update to version 151.0.7922.72 or later once confirmed. No explicit temporary mitigations or workarounds are provided in the advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:37:10.517Z
- 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: 6a6aa0ad9c2644c7f849bd0d
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:54:05 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 01:40:02 UTC
Last updated: 07/30/2026, 02:12:03 UTC
Views: 7
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