Heap buffer overflow in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted… (CVE-2026-17758)
Heap buffer overflow in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17758 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the Dawn component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploiting this vulnerability could enable a remote attacker to perform a sandbox escape via a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow). There is no CVSS score provided, and no explicit vendor advisory or patch information is included in the input data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to execution of arbitrary code outside the browser's restricted environment. This could compromise the security boundaries intended to isolate web content from the host system. However, no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Users should monitor official Google Chrome security advisories for updates and apply the official fix once available.
Heap buffer overflow in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted… (CVE-2026-17758)
Description
Heap buffer overflow in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17758 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the Dawn component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploiting this vulnerability could enable a remote attacker to perform a sandbox escape via a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow). There is no CVSS score provided, and no explicit vendor advisory or patch information is included in the input data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to execution of arbitrary code outside the browser's restricted environment. This could compromise the security boundaries intended to isolate web content from the host system. However, no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Users should monitor official Google Chrome security advisories for updates and apply the official fix once available.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-ffm3-9wph-xpfx
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17758"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae51b9c2644c7f89826b1
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:46:03 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:35:16 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 5
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