CVE-2026-17791: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Payments in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2026-17791 involves insufficient validation of untrusted input within the Payments component of Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can exploit this flaw to conduct UI spoofing attacks by crafting malicious HTML pages. This could mislead users by displaying deceptive payment interfaces. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation). No CVSS score is provided, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to UI spoofing attacks that could deceive users interacting with payment interfaces in Chrome. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process, which is a significant prerequisite. There is no indication of direct code execution or data theft solely from this vulnerability.
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 mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-17791: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Payments in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-17791 involves insufficient validation of untrusted input within the Payments component of Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can exploit this flaw to conduct UI spoofing attacks by crafting malicious HTML pages. This could mislead users by displaying deceptive payment interfaces. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation). No CVSS score is provided, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to UI spoofing attacks that could deceive users interacting with payment interfaces in Chrome. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process, which is a significant prerequisite. There is no indication of direct code execution or data theft solely from this vulnerability.
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 mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-6c5f-9m5w-cq8h
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17791"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae51a9c2644c7f898230c
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:46:02 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:31:20 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 2
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