Insufficient policy enforcement in Speech in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass site isolation via a crafted… (CVE-2026-17985)
Insufficient policy enforcement in Speech in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Insufficient policy enforcement in the Speech feature of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72 enables a remote attacker to bypass site isolation protections via a specially crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could potentially allow cross-site information leaks or other security boundary violations that site isolation is designed to prevent. The issue is classified as low severity by the Chromium security team. No further technical details or exploitation methods are provided.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows bypassing of site isolation, which is a security mechanism intended to separate different web origins into distinct processes to prevent data leakage and improve security. Bypassing site isolation could reduce the effectiveness of these protections, potentially exposing sensitive information across sites. However, the low severity rating suggests the impact is limited or exploitation is difficult.
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 one to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is a client-side browser vulnerability, patching the browser is the primary mitigation. No additional vendor advisory or cloud service remediation information is provided.
Insufficient policy enforcement in Speech in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass site isolation via a crafted… (CVE-2026-17985)
Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in Speech in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Insufficient policy enforcement in the Speech feature of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72 enables a remote attacker to bypass site isolation protections via a specially crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could potentially allow cross-site information leaks or other security boundary violations that site isolation is designed to prevent. The issue is classified as low severity by the Chromium security team. No further technical details or exploitation methods are provided.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows bypassing of site isolation, which is a security mechanism intended to separate different web origins into distinct processes to prevent data leakage and improve security. Bypassing site isolation could reduce the effectiveness of these protections, potentially exposing sensitive information across sites. However, the low severity rating suggests the impact is limited or exploitation is difficult.
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 one to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is a client-side browser vulnerability, patching the browser is the primary mitigation. No additional vendor advisory or cloud service remediation information is provided.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-jq5x-vmq8-3qr5
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17985"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5109c2644c7f89803f3
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:52 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 05:55:43 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 5
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