Insufficient policy enforcement in GuestView in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a… (CVE-2026-17815)
Insufficient policy enforcement in GuestView 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
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-17815 involves insufficient policy enforcement in the GuestView feature of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. This flaw permits a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data by delivering a specially crafted HTML page, potentially exposing sensitive information across origins. The issue has been assigned a Medium severity level by the Chromium security team. There is no CVSS score or detailed exploit information available at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized disclosure of cross-origin data within the browser, potentially exposing sensitive information to an attacker. However, there are no known active exploits in the wild, and the impact is limited to data leakage rather than code execution or system compromise.
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 a newer release to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, patching the client software is required to mitigate the risk. No additional vendor advisory content is provided; therefore, check official Google Chrome release notes for confirmation and further guidance.
Insufficient policy enforcement in GuestView in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a… (CVE-2026-17815)
Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in GuestView 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
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-17815 involves insufficient policy enforcement in the GuestView feature of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. This flaw permits a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data by delivering a specially crafted HTML page, potentially exposing sensitive information across origins. The issue has been assigned a Medium severity level by the Chromium security team. There is no CVSS score or detailed exploit information available at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized disclosure of cross-origin data within the browser, potentially exposing sensitive information to an attacker. However, there are no known active exploits in the wild, and the impact is limited to data leakage rather than code execution or system compromise.
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 a newer release to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, patching the client software is required to mitigate the risk. No additional vendor advisory content is provided; therefore, check official Google Chrome release notes for confirmation and further guidance.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-fjfr-63v9-742p
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17815"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5199c2644c7f8982191
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:46:01 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:28:05 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:53 UTC
Views: 2
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