Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Bluetooth in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the… (CVE-2026-17906)
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Bluetooth in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-17906 concerns insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Bluetooth functionality of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires that the attacker has already compromised the renderer process. The flaw could enable the attacker to perform a sandbox escape by leveraging a specially crafted HTML page, potentially increasing the attacker's privileges within the browser environment. The Chromium security severity rating for this issue is low.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the sandbox, potentially leading to increased privileges or further compromise of the host system. However, the severity is considered low by the Chromium security team, indicating limited impact or difficulty in exploitation.
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 newer to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Bluetooth in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the… (CVE-2026-17906)
Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Bluetooth in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.8medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-17906 concerns insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Bluetooth functionality of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires that the attacker has already compromised the renderer process. The flaw could enable the attacker to perform a sandbox escape by leveraging a specially crafted HTML page, potentially increasing the attacker's privileges within the browser environment. The Chromium security severity rating for this issue is low.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the sandbox, potentially leading to increased privileges or further compromise of the host system. However, the severity is considered low by the Chromium security team, indicating limited impact or difficulty in exploitation.
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 newer to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-grfx-v4xp-4m33
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17906"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5149c2644c7f8980f1b
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:56 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:05:27 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:53 UTC
Views: 2
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