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CVE-2026-17985: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-17985cvecve-2026-17985
Published: 07/30/2026 (07/30/2026, 00:25:55 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Google
Product: 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

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected software

Google

Chrome

Affected versions
>=151.0.7922.72 <151.0.7922.72
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chromium/chromium
pkg:github/chromium/chromium
Affected versions
<151.0.7922.72

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/06/2026, 17:17:08 UTC

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.

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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

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