CVE-2026-17899: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to perform privilege escalation via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-17899 involves insufficient policy enforcement in the DevTools component of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. An attacker who convinces a user to install a crafted malicious Chrome extension could exploit this flaw to escalate privileges within the browser environment. The vulnerability does not have an assigned CVSS score but is classified by Chromium security as low severity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation requires user interaction to install a malicious extension. If exploited, it allows privilege escalation within the browser context, potentially enabling the attacker to perform actions with elevated privileges. There is no indication of known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-17899: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to perform privilege escalation via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-17899 involves insufficient policy enforcement in the DevTools component of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. An attacker who convinces a user to install a crafted malicious Chrome extension could exploit this flaw to escalate privileges within the browser environment. The vulnerability does not have an assigned CVSS score but is classified by Chromium security as low severity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation requires user interaction to install a malicious extension. If exploited, it allows privilege escalation within the browser context, potentially enabling the attacker to perform actions with elevated privileges. There is no indication of known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-635j-7735-7jm2
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17899"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5159c2644c7f89810fa
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:57 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:07:52 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 10
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