Insufficient policy enforcement in Presentation in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions… (CVE-2026-17756)
A vulnerability in Google Chrome's Presentation feature prior to version 151.0.7922.72 allows a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions by using a crafted HTML page. This issue is due to insufficient policy enforcement. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating and does not impact confidentiality but can affect integrity. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17756 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome's Presentation API where insufficient policy enforcement allows a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page. This could lead to unauthorized navigation actions that violate intended policy controls. The vulnerability affects versions of Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass navigation restrictions in the Presentation API, potentially enabling unauthorized navigation actions that compromise the integrity of the browsing session. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, patching the client software is required. No additional mitigations are specified.
Insufficient policy enforcement in Presentation in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions… (CVE-2026-17756)
Description
A vulnerability in Google Chrome's Presentation feature prior to version 151.0.7922.72 allows a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions by using a crafted HTML page. This issue is due to insufficient policy enforcement. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating and does not impact confidentiality but can affect integrity. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17756 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome's Presentation API where insufficient policy enforcement allows a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page. This could lead to unauthorized navigation actions that violate intended policy controls. The vulnerability affects versions of Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass navigation restrictions in the Presentation API, potentially enabling unauthorized navigation actions that compromise the integrity of the browsing session. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, patching the client software is required. No additional mitigations are specified.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-hxg8-fjxp-xf59
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17756"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a710662bf32cb7a343940f6
Added to database: 08/03/2026, 21:21:38 UTC
Last enriched: 08/03/2026, 21:29:53 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 10:01:29 UTC
Views: 30
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