Type Confusion in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML… (CVE-2026-17697)
Type Confusion in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17697 is a type confusion vulnerability in the ANGLE graphics engine used by Google Chrome. This vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 and could allow a remote attacker to perform a sandbox escape via a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-843 (Type Confusion). The Chromium security team has assigned a high severity rating to this issue. There is no CVSS score provided, and no vendor advisory or patch information is included in the data. No known exploits have been observed in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to execution of arbitrary code outside the browser's restricted environment. This elevates the risk of system compromise beyond the browser context. However, no known active exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the browser update. Patch status is confirmed by the version cutoff provided. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Type Confusion in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML… (CVE-2026-17697)
Description
Type Confusion in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker 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-2026-17697 is a type confusion vulnerability in the ANGLE graphics engine used by Google Chrome. This vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 and could allow a remote attacker to perform a sandbox escape via a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-843 (Type Confusion). The Chromium security team has assigned a high severity rating to this issue. There is no CVSS score provided, and no vendor advisory or patch information is included in the data. No known exploits have been observed in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to execution of arbitrary code outside the browser's restricted environment. This elevates the risk of system compromise beyond the browser context. However, no known active exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the browser update. Patch status is confirmed by the version cutoff provided. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-g9r6-47g2-3cpc
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17697"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a6ae51f9c2644c7f898341a
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:46:07 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:47:04 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 10:01:29 UTC
Views: 31
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