Insufficient policy enforcement in Chrome for iOS in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass discretionary… (CVE-2026-17917)
Insufficient policy enforcement in Chrome for iOS in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-17917 affects Google Chrome on iOS versions before 151.0.7922.72. It involves insufficient enforcement of security policies, enabling a remote attacker to bypass discretionary access controls through a specially crafted HTML page. This could potentially allow unauthorized access to restricted resources or actions within the browser context. The Chromium project rates this vulnerability as low severity. No detailed technical or exploitation information is provided beyond the bypass of discretionary access control.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to bypassing discretionary access control in Chrome for iOS, which may allow unauthorized actions or access within the browser environment. The severity is considered low, indicating limited potential for significant damage or exploitation. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome for iOS version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since no vendor advisory or patch links are provided, verify the update availability through official Google Chrome release channels.
Insufficient policy enforcement in Chrome for iOS in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass discretionary… (CVE-2026-17917)
Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in Chrome for iOS in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-17917 affects Google Chrome on iOS versions before 151.0.7922.72. It involves insufficient enforcement of security policies, enabling a remote attacker to bypass discretionary access controls through a specially crafted HTML page. This could potentially allow unauthorized access to restricted resources or actions within the browser context. The Chromium project rates this vulnerability as low severity. No detailed technical or exploitation information is provided beyond the bypass of discretionary access control.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to bypassing discretionary access control in Chrome for iOS, which may allow unauthorized actions or access within the browser environment. The severity is considered low, indicating limited potential for significant damage or exploitation. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome for iOS version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since no vendor advisory or patch links are provided, verify the update availability through official Google Chrome release channels.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-8hh5-hmcm-cgrx
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17917"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5149c2644c7f89810e1
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:56 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:07:06 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 2
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