Out of bounds write in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to… (CVE-2026-17675)
Out of bounds write 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-2026-17675 is an out of bounds write vulnerability in the ANGLE component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. The issue is categorized under CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write). The Chromium security team rates this vulnerability as high severity. No CVSS score is available, and no known exploits have been reported in the wild. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the sandbox, potentially leading to increased privileges or further system compromise. This elevates the risk beyond the renderer process sandbox, which is a critical security boundary in Chrome.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the update. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated.
Out of bounds write in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to… (CVE-2026-17675)
Description
Out of bounds write 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-2026-17675 is an out of bounds write vulnerability in the ANGLE component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. The issue is categorized under CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write). The Chromium security team rates this vulnerability as high severity. No CVSS score is available, and no known exploits have been reported in the wild. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the sandbox, potentially leading to increased privileges or further system compromise. This elevates the risk beyond the renderer process sandbox, which is a critical security boundary in Chrome.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the update. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-ww22-288f-wm8m
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17675"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae51e9c2644c7f8982fa3
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:46:06 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:43:52 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 22:17:49 UTC
Views: 7
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