Insufficient policy enforcement in Autofill in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a… (CVE-2026-17820)
Insufficient policy enforcement in Autofill in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17820 describes a vulnerability in Google Chrome's Autofill feature where insufficient policy enforcement permits a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability affects versions of Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72. The issue arises from Autofill not properly enforcing policies that restrict data exposure across origins, potentially allowing unauthorized data leakage. The vulnerability is rated medium severity by Chromium security, but no CVSS score or detailed impact metrics are provided. No patch or remediation details are included in the source data.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data through the Autofill feature in affected versions of Google Chrome. This could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information stored or autofilled by the browser. The impact is limited to data leakage and does not indicate code execution or system compromise. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Users and administrators should monitor official Google Chrome security advisories for updates and apply the update to version 151.0.7922.72 or later once available to remediate this issue.
Insufficient policy enforcement in Autofill in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a… (CVE-2026-17820)
Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in Autofill in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17820 describes a vulnerability in Google Chrome's Autofill feature where insufficient policy enforcement permits a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability affects versions of Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72. The issue arises from Autofill not properly enforcing policies that restrict data exposure across origins, potentially allowing unauthorized data leakage. The vulnerability is rated medium severity by Chromium security, but no CVSS score or detailed impact metrics are provided. No patch or remediation details are included in the source data.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data through the Autofill feature in affected versions of Google Chrome. This could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information stored or autofilled by the browser. The impact is limited to data leakage and does not indicate code execution or system compromise. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Users and administrators should monitor official Google Chrome security advisories for updates and apply the update to version 151.0.7922.72 or later once available to remediate this issue.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-mxwh-pw9g-gqfj
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17820"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5199c2644c7f8981fa4
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:46:01 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:25:48 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 2
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