CVE-2026-18004: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-18004 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's Speech feature prior to version 151.0.7922.72. It involves insufficient policy enforcement that could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated as low severity by Chromium security. There is no CVSS score provided. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Google Chrome relates to insufficient policy enforcement in the Speech component. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process could exploit this flaw to leak cross-origin data by using a specially crafted HTML page. The issue affects versions of Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72. The Chromium security team has assigned a low severity rating to this vulnerability. No CVSS score or detailed remediation level is provided in the available data. The vendor advisory link points to a stable channel update but does not explicitly confirm patch status in the provided input.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker with control over the renderer process could leak cross-origin data, potentially exposing sensitive information from other origins. The impact is limited by the prerequisite that the attacker must have already compromised the renderer process. The vulnerability is rated low severity, indicating limited impact or exploitability.
Mitigation Recommendations
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. Users should update to Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 or later once available to address this issue. No additional mitigation details are provided.
CVE-2026-18004: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-18004 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's Speech feature prior to version 151.0.7922.72. It involves insufficient policy enforcement that could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated as low severity by Chromium security. There is no CVSS score provided. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome relates to insufficient policy enforcement in the Speech component. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process could exploit this flaw to leak cross-origin data by using a specially crafted HTML page. The issue affects versions of Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72. The Chromium security team has assigned a low severity rating to this vulnerability. No CVSS score or detailed remediation level is provided in the available data. The vendor advisory link points to a stable channel update but does not explicitly confirm patch status in the provided input.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker with control over the renderer process could leak cross-origin data, potentially exposing sensitive information from other origins. The impact is limited by the prerequisite that the attacker must have already compromised the renderer process. The vulnerability is rated low severity, indicating limited impact or exploitability.
Mitigation Recommendations
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. Users should update to Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 or later once available to address this issue. No additional mitigation details are provided.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T23:37:16.779Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6aa0b29c2644c7f849c09c
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 00:54:10 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 01:09:38 UTC
Last updated: 07/30/2026, 02:00:48 UTC
Views: 3
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