Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Chromecast in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the… (CVE-2026-17672)
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Chromecast 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: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-17672 involves insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Chromecast component of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. An attacker who has compromised the renderer process could leverage this flaw to perform a sandbox escape, increasing their privileges and potentially compromising the host system. The issue arises from improper input validation, categorized under CWE-20.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the sandbox environment, potentially leading to elevated privileges and further system compromise beyond the renderer sandbox restrictions.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigations are specified.
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Chromecast in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the… (CVE-2026-17672)
Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Chromecast 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: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-17672 involves insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Chromecast component of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. An attacker who has compromised the renderer process could leverage this flaw to perform a sandbox escape, increasing their privileges and potentially compromising the host system. The issue arises from improper input validation, categorized under CWE-20.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the sandbox environment, potentially leading to elevated privileges and further system compromise beyond the renderer sandbox restrictions.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigations are specified.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-9rfm-7jrw-fvc4
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17672"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5219c2644c7f8983be7
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:46:09 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:53:07 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 22:17:50 UTC
Views: 9
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