CVE-2026-19153: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-19153 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.109. It involves insufficient validation of untrusted input in Workers, which could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to bypass site isolation using a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability affects desktop versions of Chrome and has no known exploits in the wild as of the publication date. The vendor advisory linked provides the official update information.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Google Chrome relates to insufficient validation of untrusted input within the Workers component. Specifically, it allows an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to bypass site isolation protections by leveraging a crafted HTML page. The issue affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.109. Site isolation is a critical security feature designed to separate different websites into different processes to prevent data leakage and cross-site attacks. Bypassing this isolation could lead to increased risk of data exposure or privilege escalation within the browser environment.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker with control over the renderer process to bypass site isolation, potentially exposing sensitive data from other sites or browser contexts. This undermines a key security boundary in Chrome, increasing the risk of cross-site data leaks or other attacks that rely on process isolation. However, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an update in Chrome version 151.0.7922.109 that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to mitigate the risk. Since this is a client-side browser vulnerability, patching the browser is the primary and recommended mitigation. No additional vendor advisories indicate alternative mitigations or that the issue is already mitigated without patching.
CVE-2026-19153: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-19153 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.109. It involves insufficient validation of untrusted input in Workers, which could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to bypass site isolation using a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability affects desktop versions of Chrome and has no known exploits in the wild as of the publication date. The vendor advisory linked provides the official update information.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Google Chrome relates to insufficient validation of untrusted input within the Workers component. Specifically, it allows an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to bypass site isolation protections by leveraging a crafted HTML page. The issue affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.109. Site isolation is a critical security feature designed to separate different websites into different processes to prevent data leakage and cross-site attacks. Bypassing this isolation could lead to increased risk of data exposure or privilege escalation within the browser environment.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker with control over the renderer process to bypass site isolation, potentially exposing sensitive data from other sites or browser contexts. This undermines a key security boundary in Chrome, increasing the risk of cross-site data leaks or other attacks that rely on process isolation. However, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an update in Chrome version 151.0.7922.109 that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to mitigate the risk. Since this is a client-side browser vulnerability, patching the browser is the primary and recommended mitigation. No additional vendor advisories indicate alternative mitigations or that the issue is already mitigated without patching.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-06T16:51:48.233Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01193673229.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a7506febf8831d5395f58f5
Added to database: 08/06/2026, 22:13:18 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 23:28:06 UTC
Last updated: 08/07/2026, 01:01:11 UTC
Views: 3
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