Inappropriate implementation in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS)… (CVE-2026-17962)
Inappropriate implementation in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability (CVE-2026-17962) exists due to an inappropriate implementation in Blink, the rendering engine used by Google Chrome. This flaw enables remote attackers to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML content by crafting a malicious HTML page, leading to an unintended cross-site scripting (UXSS) condition. The issue affects versions of Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72. No CVSS score is provided, but the Chromium security team classifies the severity as low.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML into the browser context, potentially leading to UXSS. However, the Chromium project rates the severity as low, indicating limited impact or exploitability.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official browser update.
Inappropriate implementation in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS)… (CVE-2026-17962)
Description
Inappropriate implementation in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.1medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability (CVE-2026-17962) exists due to an inappropriate implementation in Blink, the rendering engine used by Google Chrome. This flaw enables remote attackers to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML content by crafting a malicious HTML page, leading to an unintended cross-site scripting (UXSS) condition. The issue affects versions of Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72. No CVSS score is provided, but the Chromium security team classifies the severity as low.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML into the browser context, potentially leading to UXSS. However, the Chromium project rates the severity as low, indicating limited impact or exploitability.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official browser update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-gpxf-958m-6mqp
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17962"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5109c2644c7f898040c
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:52 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 05:56:25 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 2
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