Insufficient policy enforcement in USB in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer… (CVE-2026-18000)
Insufficient policy enforcement in USB in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-18000 affects Google Chrome on Android versions before 151.0.7922.72. It stems from insufficient enforcement of USB-related policies, enabling an attacker with control over the renderer process to exfiltrate cross-origin data through a maliciously crafted HTML page. This issue does not have an assigned CVSS score but is classified by Chromium as low severity.
Potential Impact
An attacker who has compromised the renderer process in affected versions of Chrome on Android can leak cross-origin data by exploiting the insufficient USB policy enforcement. This could lead to unauthorized data disclosure between origins within the browser context.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome on Android version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Insufficient policy enforcement in USB in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer… (CVE-2026-18000)
Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in USB in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.1low
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-18000 affects Google Chrome on Android versions before 151.0.7922.72. It stems from insufficient enforcement of USB-related policies, enabling an attacker with control over the renderer process to exfiltrate cross-origin data through a maliciously crafted HTML page. This issue does not have an assigned CVSS score but is classified by Chromium as low severity.
Potential Impact
An attacker who has compromised the renderer process in affected versions of Chrome on Android can leak cross-origin data by exploiting the insufficient USB policy enforcement. This could lead to unauthorized data disclosure between origins within the browser context.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome on Android version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-95m7-9wjc-gvfh
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-18000"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae50f9c2644c7f897feb7
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:51 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 05:51:37 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 2
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