Insufficient policy enforcement in WebView in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation… (CVE-2026-17953)
Insufficient policy enforcement in WebView in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability involves insufficient policy enforcement in the WebView component of Google Chrome on Android devices before version 151.0.7922.72. This weakness enables a remote attacker to circumvent navigation restrictions by crafting a malicious HTML page. The Chromium security team has rated this vulnerability as low severity. No CVSS score or detailed impact metrics are provided. No vendor advisory or patch information is included in the provided data.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to bypassing navigation restrictions within the WebView component on affected versions of Google Chrome for Android. This could potentially allow attackers to navigate to unintended pages or content within an app embedding WebView, but the severity is considered low and no known exploits are reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Users and administrators should monitor official Google Chrome security advisories for updates and apply the update to version 151.0.7922.72 or later once available to address this issue.
Insufficient policy enforcement in WebView in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation… (CVE-2026-17953)
Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in WebView in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions 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
The vulnerability involves insufficient policy enforcement in the WebView component of Google Chrome on Android devices before version 151.0.7922.72. This weakness enables a remote attacker to circumvent navigation restrictions by crafting a malicious HTML page. The Chromium security team has rated this vulnerability as low severity. No CVSS score or detailed impact metrics are provided. No vendor advisory or patch information is included in the provided data.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to bypassing navigation restrictions within the WebView component on affected versions of Google Chrome for Android. This could potentially allow attackers to navigate to unintended pages or content within an app embedding WebView, but the severity is considered low and no known exploits are reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Users and administrators should monitor official Google Chrome security advisories for updates and apply the update to version 151.0.7922.72 or later once available to address this issue.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-gjwq-f966-4wff
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17953"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5129c2644c7f89807a9
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:54 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:00:01 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 2
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