CVE-2026-17950: Policy bypass in Google Chrome
Inappropriate implementation in Safebrowsing in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17950 describes an inappropriate implementation in the Safebrowsing feature of Google Chrome on Mac systems before version 151.0.7922.72. This flaw enables a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by leveraging a specially crafted malicious file. The vulnerability is noted as low severity by the Chromium security team. There is no detailed technical information or exploitation data available in the provided sources.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote code execution on affected Mac systems running vulnerable versions of Google Chrome. However, the severity is assessed as low by the vendor, indicating limited impact or difficulty in exploitation. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official update. Patch status is confirmed by the version boundary in the description.
CVE-2026-17950: Policy bypass in Google Chrome
Description
Inappropriate implementation in Safebrowsing in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17950 describes an inappropriate implementation in the Safebrowsing feature of Google Chrome on Mac systems before version 151.0.7922.72. This flaw enables a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by leveraging a specially crafted malicious file. The vulnerability is noted as low severity by the Chromium security team. There is no detailed technical information or exploitation data available in the provided sources.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote code execution on affected Mac systems running vulnerable versions of Google Chrome. However, the severity is assessed as low by the vendor, indicating limited impact or difficulty in exploitation. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official update. Patch status is confirmed by the version boundary in the description.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-whvp-r9r4-24v4
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17950"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5119c2644c7f898054f
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:53 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 05:58:18 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 4
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