CVE-2026-17879: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
A vulnerability in the Autofill feature of Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. This issue arises from an inappropriate implementation of Autofill, potentially exposing sensitive information across origins. The vulnerability is classified with medium severity by Chromium security. No known exploits are reported in the wild, and no patch links are provided in the input data.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Autofill component in Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72 contains an implementation flaw that enables a remote attacker to cause cross-origin data leakage through a specially crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could allow unauthorized access to data that should be isolated by the same-origin policy. The issue is recognized by Chromium security with a medium severity rating. No CVSS score or detailed technical exploit information is available in the provided data.
Potential Impact
This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized disclosure of cross-origin data via the Autofill feature in affected Chrome versions. Such data leakage may compromise user privacy and security by exposing sensitive information to malicious web pages. There is no indication of active exploitation 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 a more recent one to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is a client-side browser issue, applying the official update is the recommended mitigation. Patch status is confirmed by the version boundary provided in the description.
CVE-2026-17879: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
Description
A vulnerability in the Autofill feature of Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. This issue arises from an inappropriate implementation of Autofill, potentially exposing sensitive information across origins. The vulnerability is classified with medium severity by Chromium security. No known exploits are reported in the wild, and no patch links are provided in the input data.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Autofill component in Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72 contains an implementation flaw that enables a remote attacker to cause cross-origin data leakage through a specially crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could allow unauthorized access to data that should be isolated by the same-origin policy. The issue is recognized by Chromium security with a medium severity rating. No CVSS score or detailed technical exploit information is available in the provided data.
Potential Impact
This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized disclosure of cross-origin data via the Autofill feature in affected Chrome versions. Such data leakage may compromise user privacy and security by exposing sensitive information to malicious web pages. There is no indication of active exploitation 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 a more recent one to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is a client-side browser issue, applying the official update is the recommended mitigation. Patch status is confirmed by the version boundary provided in the description.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-24c5-cm69-pxc3
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17879"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5169c2644c7f8981438
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:58 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:10:17 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 2
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