Inappropriate implementation in WebGL in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information… (CVE-2026-18001)
Inappropriate implementation in WebGL in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-18001 describes an inappropriate implementation in the WebGL component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. This flaw enables a remote attacker to extract potentially sensitive information from the process memory by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is categorized as low severity by the Chromium security team. No public exploits are known, and no detailed technical exploitation methods are provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to access potentially sensitive information from the browser's process memory, which could lead to information disclosure. The impact is considered low severity by the vendor, indicating limited risk or difficulty in exploitation. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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 software vulnerability, applying the official update is the recommended mitigation. No additional vendor advisory content is provided, so patch status beyond this is not confirmed.
Inappropriate implementation in WebGL in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information… (CVE-2026-18001)
Description
Inappropriate implementation in WebGL in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-18001 describes an inappropriate implementation in the WebGL component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. This flaw enables a remote attacker to extract potentially sensitive information from the process memory by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is categorized as low severity by the Chromium security team. No public exploits are known, and no detailed technical exploitation methods are provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to access potentially sensitive information from the browser's process memory, which could lead to information disclosure. The impact is considered low severity by the vendor, indicating limited risk or difficulty in exploitation. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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 software vulnerability, applying the official update is the recommended mitigation. No additional vendor advisory content is provided, so patch status beyond this is not confirmed.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-j7jv-4f3j-j984
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-18001"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae50e9c2644c7f897fd89
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:50 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 05:50:34 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:53 UTC
Views: 5
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