CVE-2026-17992: Uninitialized Use in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17992 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Windows involving uninitialized use in the Skia graphics library. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially obtain sensitive information from process memory by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. A fix is available in version 151.0.7922.72. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability is an uninitialized use issue in the Skia component of Google Chrome on Windows platforms. It allows remote attackers to access potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is addressed in Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting a medium severity with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. The attack vector is network, requiring user interaction.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to disclosure of sensitive information from Chrome's process memory. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can be triggered remotely via a crafted HTML page.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome on Windows to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms the fix is included in this version. No additional mitigations are specified.
CVE-2026-17992: Uninitialized Use in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17992 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Windows involving uninitialized use in the Skia graphics library. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially obtain sensitive information from process memory by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. A fix is available in version 151.0.7922.72. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Chrome
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is an uninitialized use issue in the Skia component of Google Chrome on Windows platforms. It allows remote attackers to access potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is addressed in Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting a medium severity with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. The attack vector is network, requiring user interaction.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to disclosure of sensitive information from Chrome's process memory. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can be triggered remotely via a crafted HTML page.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome on Windows to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms the fix is included in this version. No additional mitigations are specified.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:37:14.582Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0b19c2644c7f849c060
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:54:09 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:24:20 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 22:01:31 UTC
Views: 44
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