Uninitialized Use in Skia in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information… (CVE-2026-17992)
Uninitialized Use in Skia in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17992 is an uninitialized use vulnerability in the Skia graphics library within Google Chrome on Windows platforms. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to access potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. The issue arises from improper initialization of memory, which can leak data. The Chromium security team has assigned a low severity rating to this issue. There is no CVSS score available, and no known exploits have been reported. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 on Windows.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker can obtain potentially sensitive information from the memory of the affected Chrome process by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. This could lead to information disclosure but does not indicate code execution or system compromise. The impact is limited to information leakage with low severity as assessed by the vendor.
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. Since this is a client-side application, updating the browser is the recommended and effective mitigation.
Uninitialized Use in Skia in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information… (CVE-2026-17992)
Description
Uninitialized Use in Skia in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker 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-2026-17992 is an uninitialized use vulnerability in the Skia graphics library within Google Chrome on Windows platforms. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to access potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. The issue arises from improper initialization of memory, which can leak data. The Chromium security team has assigned a low severity rating to this issue. There is no CVSS score available, and no known exploits have been reported. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 on Windows.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker can obtain potentially sensitive information from the memory of the affected Chrome process by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. This could lead to information disclosure but does not indicate code execution or system compromise. The impact is limited to information leakage with low severity as assessed by the vendor.
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. Since this is a client-side application, updating the browser is the recommended and effective mitigation.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-jpmv-r2rx-c4p9
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17992"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5109c2644c7f89803f8
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:52 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 05:55:56 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 3
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