Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Printing in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had… (CVE-2026-17908)
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Printing in Google Chrome on Windows 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
CVE-2026-17908 is a vulnerability in the printing functionality of Google Chrome on Windows versions before 151.0.7922.72. It arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input, enabling a remote attacker with control over the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. This could undermine the browser's security isolation mechanisms. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation). No CVSS score is provided, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process in Chrome on Windows to escape the sandbox environment, potentially increasing the attacker's privileges or capabilities on the host system. However, the Chromium security team has assessed the severity as low, 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 affected Chrome installations to version 151.0.7922.72 or newer to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Printing in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had… (CVE-2026-17908)
Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Printing in Google Chrome on Windows 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
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17908 is a vulnerability in the printing functionality of Google Chrome on Windows versions before 151.0.7922.72. It arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input, enabling a remote attacker with control over the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. This could undermine the browser's security isolation mechanisms. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation). No CVSS score is provided, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process in Chrome on Windows to escape the sandbox environment, potentially increasing the attacker's privileges or capabilities on the host system. However, the Chromium security team has assessed the severity as low, 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 affected Chrome installations to version 151.0.7922.72 or newer to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-xqxh-qgrp-wxhr
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17908"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5139c2644c7f8980b4b
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:55 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:03:54 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 2
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