CVE-2026-17985: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17985 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72. It involves insufficient policy enforcement in the Speech component, which allows a remote attacker to bypass site isolation by using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality but can lead to integrity issues. No known exploits are reported in the wild. A vendor advisory is available but does not explicitly confirm patch status.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's Speech feature allows insufficient enforcement of security policies, enabling a remote attacker to bypass site isolation protections via a crafted HTML page. The issue affects versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.5 (medium severity) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N, indicating network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-602 (Insufficiently Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes).
Potential Impact
An attacker can bypass site isolation in affected Chrome versions, potentially allowing them to interfere with the integrity of web content or processes. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can be exploited remotely over the network.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vendor advisory linked does not explicitly state the patch or remediation status. Since the vulnerability affects versions prior to 151.0.7922.72, updating to version 151.0.7922.72 or later is recommended. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.
CVE-2026-17985: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17985 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72. It involves insufficient policy enforcement in the Speech component, which allows a remote attacker to bypass site isolation by using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality but can lead to integrity issues. No known exploits are reported in the wild. A vendor advisory is available but does not explicitly confirm patch status.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome's Speech feature allows insufficient enforcement of security policies, enabling a remote attacker to bypass site isolation protections via a crafted HTML page. The issue affects versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.5 (medium severity) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N, indicating network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-602 (Insufficiently Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes).
Potential Impact
An attacker can bypass site isolation in affected Chrome versions, potentially allowing them to interfere with the integrity of web content or processes. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can be exploited remotely over the network.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vendor advisory linked does not explicitly state the patch or remediation status. Since the vulnerability affects versions prior to 151.0.7922.72, updating to version 151.0.7922.72 or later is recommended. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:37:13.289Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0af9c2644c7f849bd5b
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:54:07 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:17:08 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 10:01:29 UTC
Views: 66
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