Uninitialized Use in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain… (CVE-2026-17946)
Uninitialized Use in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17946 is an uninitialized use vulnerability in the Dawn component of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. This flaw enables a remote attacker, who has already compromised the renderer process, to read potentially sensitive information from process memory via a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is related to improper initialization of memory (CWE-457). There is no CVSS score available, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported. No patch links or vendor advisories are provided in the data.
Potential Impact
An attacker with control over the renderer process can exploit this vulnerability to access potentially sensitive information from process memory. This could lead to information disclosure but requires prior compromise of the renderer process, limiting the attack scope. The Chromium security team rates this issue as low severity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official patch or fix information is provided, users should monitor for updates from Google Chrome regarding this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are specified.
Uninitialized Use in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain… (CVE-2026-17946)
Description
Uninitialized Use in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17946 is an uninitialized use vulnerability in the Dawn component of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72. This flaw enables a remote attacker, who has already compromised the renderer process, to read potentially sensitive information from process memory via a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is related to improper initialization of memory (CWE-457). There is no CVSS score available, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported. No patch links or vendor advisories are provided in the data.
Potential Impact
An attacker with control over the renderer process can exploit this vulnerability to access potentially sensitive information from process memory. This could lead to information disclosure but requires prior compromise of the renderer process, limiting the attack scope. The Chromium security team rates this issue as low severity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official patch or fix information is provided, users should monitor for updates from Google Chrome regarding this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are specified.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-wh5x-xgmx-5f4c
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17946"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5129c2644c7f8980657
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:54 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 05:58:27 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 4
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