Inappropriate implementation in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information… (CVE-2026-17683)
Inappropriate implementation in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17683 describes an inappropriate implementation in the ANGLE graphics component within Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. This flaw enables a remote attacker to craft an HTML page that can extract potentially sensitive information from the browser's process memory. The vulnerability was assigned a high severity rating by the Chromium security team. No detailed technical exploitation methods or impact beyond information disclosure were provided. The vulnerability affects local Chrome installations rather than cloud services.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory, which could lead to information disclosure. The severity is considered high by the Chromium security team. There is no indication of code execution or privilege escalation in the provided data. No known exploits have been reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since no vendor advisory content was provided, patch status is inferred from the version information in the description. No additional mitigation guidance is available from the input data.
Inappropriate implementation in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information… (CVE-2026-17683)
Description
Inappropriate implementation in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17683 describes an inappropriate implementation in the ANGLE graphics component within Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. This flaw enables a remote attacker to craft an HTML page that can extract potentially sensitive information from the browser's process memory. The vulnerability was assigned a high severity rating by the Chromium security team. No detailed technical exploitation methods or impact beyond information disclosure were provided. The vulnerability affects local Chrome installations rather than cloud services.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory, which could lead to information disclosure. The severity is considered high by the Chromium security team. There is no indication of code execution or privilege escalation in the provided data. No known exploits have been reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since no vendor advisory content was provided, patch status is inferred from the version information in the description. No additional mitigation guidance is available from the input data.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-3wgm-hxjc-v3w2
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17683"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5209c2644c7f89837c2
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:46:08 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:50:05 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 22:17:49 UTC
Views: 3
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