Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially… (CVE-2026-17704)
Use after free 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-2026-17704 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the ANGLE graphics engine within Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process, after which an attacker could leverage this flaw to perform a sandbox escape via crafted HTML content. This vulnerability is recognized as high severity by Chromium security but lacks a CVSS score and public exploit reports.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to break out of the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to execution of arbitrary code with higher privileges on the host system. This elevates the risk of further system compromise beyond the browser sandbox.
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. No additional mitigation guidance is provided or required beyond applying the official patch.
Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially… (CVE-2026-17704)
Description
Use after free 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-2026-17704 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the ANGLE graphics engine within Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process, after which an attacker could leverage this flaw to perform a sandbox escape via crafted HTML content. This vulnerability is recognized as high severity by Chromium security but lacks a CVSS score and public exploit reports.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to break out of the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to execution of arbitrary code with higher privileges on the host system. This elevates the risk of further system compromise beyond the browser sandbox.
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. No additional mitigation guidance is provided or required beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-r445-3fv9-v4hx
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17704"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a6ae51e9c2644c7f89831dd
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:46:06 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:45:03 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 22:01:32 UTC
Views: 19
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