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CVE-2026-17986: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-17986cvecve-2026-17986
Published: 07/30/2026 (07/30/2026, 00:25:55 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Google
Product: Chrome

Description

CVE-2026-17986 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72 involving insufficient policy enforcement in the Bluetooth component. This flaw allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to bypass the same origin policy via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality but can lead to integrity violations. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The vendor advisory linked does not explicitly confirm patch availability or remediation 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
GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
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, 17:20:56 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability in Google Chrome's Bluetooth implementation prior to version 151.0.7922.72 involves insufficient enforcement of security policies, specifically allowing a remote attacker with control over the renderer process to bypass the same origin policy through a specially crafted HTML page. The same origin policy is a critical browser security mechanism that restricts how documents or scripts loaded from one origin can interact with resources from another origin. Bypassing this policy can lead to unauthorized actions or data manipulation within the browser context. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5 (medium), with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to bypass the same origin policy, potentially enabling unauthorized modification of data or actions within the browser. There is no direct confidentiality impact, and availability is unaffected. The integrity of browser operations can be compromised, which may facilitate further attacks or data manipulation within the affected browser session.

Mitigation Recommendations

The vendor advisory linked does not explicitly state patch availability or remediation instructions. 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. Until official fixes are confirmed, users should exercise caution with untrusted content and consider updating to the latest Chrome version once available.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Chrome
Date Reserved
2026-07-27T23:37:13.481Z
State
PUBLISHED
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]

Threat ID: 6a6aa0af9c2644c7f849bd5f

Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:54:07 UTC

Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:20:56 UTC

Last updated: 09/11/2026, 07:31:52 UTC

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