CVE-2026-17850: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
Inappropriate implementation in Permissions in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2026-17850 involves an inappropriate implementation in the Permissions component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. This flaw permits a remote attacker to bypass the browser's same origin policy by using a specially crafted HTML page. The same origin policy is a critical security control that restricts how documents or scripts loaded from one origin can interact with resources from another origin. Bypassing this policy can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or functionality across origins. The vulnerability is classified as Medium severity by the Chromium security team. No further technical details or exploitation methods are provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy in affected versions of Google Chrome. This could result in unauthorized access to data or functionality that should be isolated by origin boundaries. The impact is limited to the scope of same origin policy bypass and does not specify further consequences such as code execution or privilege escalation.
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 a client-side browser vulnerability, applying the official update is the recommended mitigation. No additional vendor advisory details are provided; therefore, check the official Chromium or Google Chrome security advisories for the latest remediation guidance.
CVE-2026-17850: Inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome
Description
Inappropriate implementation in Permissions in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-17850 involves an inappropriate implementation in the Permissions component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. This flaw permits a remote attacker to bypass the browser's same origin policy by using a specially crafted HTML page. The same origin policy is a critical security control that restricts how documents or scripts loaded from one origin can interact with resources from another origin. Bypassing this policy can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or functionality across origins. The vulnerability is classified as Medium severity by the Chromium security team. No further technical details or exploitation methods are provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy in affected versions of Google Chrome. This could result in unauthorized access to data or functionality that should be isolated by origin boundaries. The impact is limited to the scope of same origin policy bypass and does not specify further consequences such as code execution or privilege escalation.
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 a client-side browser vulnerability, applying the official update is the recommended mitigation. No additional vendor advisory details are provided; therefore, check the official Chromium or Google Chrome security advisories for the latest remediation guidance.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-98h2-vjpc-f4m2
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17850"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5189c2644c7f8981a9e
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:46:00 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:19:55 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 2
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