CVE-2026-17975: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17975 is a low severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Mac involving an inappropriate implementation in the Input Method Editor (IME). This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially access sensitive information from process memory by using a crafted HTML page. The issue affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 on Mac. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The vendor has published an advisory but has not explicitly stated the remediation status in the provided data.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability arises from an inappropriate implementation in the IME component of Google Chrome on Mac platforms. It enables a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory when a user visits a specially crafted HTML page. The affected version is prior to 151.0.7922.72. The Chromium security team rates this issue as low severity. No CVSS score is available, and no explicit remediation level is provided in the input data. The vendor advisory link is available for further details.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker can potentially extract sensitive information from the memory of the Chrome process on Mac systems by delivering a crafted HTML page. The impact is limited to information disclosure and is rated low severity by the Chromium security team. There are no known active exploits 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 Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 or later once available to address this issue.
CVE-2026-17975: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17975 is a low severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Mac involving an inappropriate implementation in the Input Method Editor (IME). This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially access sensitive information from process memory by using a crafted HTML page. The issue affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 on Mac. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The vendor has published an advisory but has not explicitly stated the remediation status in the provided data.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability arises from an inappropriate implementation in the IME component of Google Chrome on Mac platforms. It enables a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory when a user visits a specially crafted HTML page. The affected version is prior to 151.0.7922.72. The Chromium security team rates this issue as low severity. No CVSS score is available, and no explicit remediation level is provided in the input data. The vendor advisory link is available for further details.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker can potentially extract sensitive information from the memory of the Chrome process on Mac systems by delivering a crafted HTML page. The impact is limited to information disclosure and is rated low severity by the Chromium security team. There are no known active exploits 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 Chrome 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
- 2026-07-27T23:37:11.457Z
- 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: 6a6aa0ad9c2644c7f849bd21
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:54:05 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 01:39:16 UTC
Last updated: 07/30/2026, 02:11:56 UTC
Views: 3
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