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CVE-2026-17997: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-17997cvecve-2026-17997
Published: 07/30/2026 (07/30/2026, 00:26:01 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Google
Product: Chrome

Description

CVE-2026-17997 is a low severity vulnerability in Google Chrome's password implementation prior to version 151.0.7922.72. It allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability and requires user interaction with a high attack complexity. No known exploits are reported in the wild.

CVSS v3.1

Score 3.1low

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/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, 17:31:05 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability involves an inappropriate implementation in the password handling component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can exploit this flaw to leak data across origins by using a specially crafted HTML page. The issue is classified under CWE-346 (Origin Validation Error). The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.1, reflecting low impact with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed.

Potential Impact

The impact is limited to confidentiality, allowing an attacker to leak cross-origin data. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The attack requires the attacker to have already compromised the renderer process and the victim to interact with a malicious HTML page. No known active exploitation has been reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

A fixed version of Google Chrome is available starting with version 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is a client-side application, patching the browser is the recommended and effective mitigation. No additional vendor advisory states otherwise.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Chrome
Date Reserved
2026-07-27T23:37:15.528Z
State
PUBLISHED
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]

Threat ID: 6a6aa0b19c2644c7f849c074

Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:54:09 UTC

Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 17:31:05 UTC

Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:08:24 UTC

Views: 44

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