Insufficient validation of untrusted input in UI in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to leak cross-origin… (CVE-2026-17698)
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in UI in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-17698 involves insufficient validation of untrusted input within the UI of Google Chrome on Android devices. This flaw permits a local attacker to leak data across origins by leveraging a specially crafted HTML page. The issue affects versions of Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72. The vulnerability is related to CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation). No CVSS score is provided, but Chromium rates the severity as high. There is no vendor advisory or patch information included in the data.
Potential Impact
A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to leak cross-origin data, potentially exposing sensitive information from other web origins within the browser context. This compromises the same-origin policy, which is fundamental to web security and user privacy. No known exploits in the wild have been 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 remediate this issue.
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in UI in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to leak cross-origin… (CVE-2026-17698)
Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in UI in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-17698 involves insufficient validation of untrusted input within the UI of Google Chrome on Android devices. This flaw permits a local attacker to leak data across origins by leveraging a specially crafted HTML page. The issue affects versions of Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72. The vulnerability is related to CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation). No CVSS score is provided, but Chromium rates the severity as high. There is no vendor advisory or patch information included in the data.
Potential Impact
A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to leak cross-origin data, potentially exposing sensitive information from other web origins within the browser context. This compromises the same-origin policy, which is fundamental to web security and user privacy. No known exploits in the wild have been 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 remediate this issue.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-4v89-64wc-c622
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17698"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a6ae5209c2644c7f89837b3
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:46:08 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:49:33 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 22:01:32 UTC
Views: 34
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