Inappropriate implementation in Media in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer… (CVE-2026-17846)
Inappropriate implementation in Media in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17846 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome's Media implementation on Windows platforms before version 151.0.7922.72. It enables a remote attacker, who has already compromised the renderer process, to bypass the same origin policy through a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability relates to an inappropriate implementation that weakens the browser's security boundary between origins, potentially allowing unauthorized access to sensitive information or actions across origins.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows bypassing the same origin policy, which can lead to unauthorized access or manipulation of content from different origins within the browser. However, exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process. The impact is limited to integrity as per the CVSS vector (no confidentiality or availability impact).
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Windows to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigations are specified.
Inappropriate implementation in Media in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer… (CVE-2026-17846)
Description
Inappropriate implementation in Media in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17846 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome's Media implementation on Windows platforms before version 151.0.7922.72. It enables a remote attacker, who has already compromised the renderer process, to bypass the same origin policy through a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability relates to an inappropriate implementation that weakens the browser's security boundary between origins, potentially allowing unauthorized access to sensitive information or actions across origins.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows bypassing the same origin policy, which can lead to unauthorized access or manipulation of content from different origins within the browser. However, exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process. The impact is limited to integrity as per the CVSS vector (no confidentiality or availability impact).
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Windows to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigations are specified.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-46c6-4cmr-4c64
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17846"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a6daadbbf32cb7a34667e58
Added to database: 08/01/2026, 08:14:19 UTC
Last enriched: 08/01/2026, 08:19:10 UTC
Last updated: 09/13/2026, 22:01:32 UTC
Views: 75
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