CVE-2026-17995: Out of bounds read in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17995 is an out of bounds read vulnerability in the Dawn component of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause an out of bounds memory read by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 8.1, indicating significant confidentiality and availability impact. There is no explicit vendor advisory stating a patch or fix, but the affected versions are prior to 151.0.7922.72, implying that updating to this version or later addresses the issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
An out of bounds read vulnerability exists in the Dawn component of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. A remote attacker can exploit this by delivering a specially crafted HTML page, causing the browser to read memory outside of intended bounds. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H), indicating network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, and high availability impact. The vulnerability is publicly disclosed with no known exploits in the wild. The vendor advisory linked does not explicitly confirm patch status but the affected version listing suggests the issue is fixed in 151.0.7922.72.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to disclosure of sensitive memory contents (high confidentiality impact) and cause denial of service (high availability impact). There is no integrity impact. The attack requires user interaction (e.g., visiting a crafted webpage) but no privileges or complex conditions. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory does not explicitly state patch availability but the affected version information indicates this version includes the fix. No other mitigations or workarounds are specified.
CVE-2026-17995: Out of bounds read in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-17995 is an out of bounds read vulnerability in the Dawn component of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause an out of bounds memory read by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 8.1, indicating significant confidentiality and availability impact. There is no explicit vendor advisory stating a patch or fix, but the affected versions are prior to 151.0.7922.72, implying that updating to this version or later addresses the issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Affected software
Chrome
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
An out of bounds read vulnerability exists in the Dawn component of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. A remote attacker can exploit this by delivering a specially crafted HTML page, causing the browser to read memory outside of intended bounds. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H), indicating network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, and high availability impact. The vulnerability is publicly disclosed with no known exploits in the wild. The vendor advisory linked does not explicitly confirm patch status but the affected version listing suggests the issue is fixed in 151.0.7922.72.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to disclosure of sensitive memory contents (high confidentiality impact) and cause denial of service (high availability impact). There is no integrity impact. The attack requires user interaction (e.g., visiting a crafted webpage) but no privileges or complex conditions. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory does not explicitly state patch availability but the affected version information indicates this version includes the fix. No other mitigations or workarounds are specified.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:37:15.165Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0b19c2644c7f849c06c
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:54:09 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:21:12 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 22:01:31 UTC
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