Uninitialized Use in WebXR in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information… (CVE-2026-17968)
Uninitialized Use in WebXR in Google Chrome on Android 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-2026-17968 is an uninitialized use vulnerability in the WebXR implementation of Google Chrome on Android. This flaw allows a remote attacker to craft a malicious HTML page that can cause the browser to leak potentially sensitive information from process memory. The vulnerability affects versions of Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72. The Chromium security team has classified this issue as low severity, indicating limited impact or exploitability.
Potential Impact
An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability can obtain potentially sensitive information from the browser's process memory. However, the severity is considered low by the vendor, suggesting that the leaked information may be limited or not highly sensitive. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix for this vulnerability is available in Google Chrome on Android version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations to this version or newer to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Uninitialized Use in WebXR in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information… (CVE-2026-17968)
Description
Uninitialized Use in WebXR in Google Chrome on Android 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-2026-17968 is an uninitialized use vulnerability in the WebXR implementation of Google Chrome on Android. This flaw allows a remote attacker to craft a malicious HTML page that can cause the browser to leak potentially sensitive information from process memory. The vulnerability affects versions of Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72. The Chromium security team has classified this issue as low severity, indicating limited impact or exploitability.
Potential Impact
An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability can obtain potentially sensitive information from the browser's process memory. However, the severity is considered low by the vendor, suggesting that the leaked information may be limited or not highly sensitive. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix for this vulnerability is available in Google Chrome on Android version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations to this version or newer to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-3pmr-p7wr-4xgq
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17968"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5119c2644c7f8980540
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:53 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 05:57:48 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 4
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