Integer overflow in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially… (CVE-2026-17682)
Integer overflow in ANGLE 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
CVE-2026-17682 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the ANGLE component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and could lead to sandbox escape via a specially crafted HTML page. This vulnerability is related to CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound). No CVSS score is provided, but Chromium rates this issue as high severity.
Potential Impact
If exploited, an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process could escape the sandbox, potentially gaining higher privileges or broader access than intended within the browser environment. This could lead to further system compromise beyond the renderer sandbox.
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 guidance is provided or required beyond applying the official update.
Integer overflow in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially… (CVE-2026-17682)
Description
Integer overflow in ANGLE 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
CVE-2026-17682 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the ANGLE component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and could lead to sandbox escape via a specially crafted HTML page. This vulnerability is related to CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound). No CVSS score is provided, but Chromium rates this issue as high severity.
Potential Impact
If exploited, an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process could escape the sandbox, potentially gaining higher privileges or broader access than intended within the browser environment. This could lead to further system compromise beyond the renderer sandbox.
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 guidance is provided or required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-9vq8-3c74-6rf6
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17682"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae51f9c2644c7f8983639
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:46:07 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:48:01 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 21:17:48 UTC
Views: 3
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