Use after free in Audio in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to… (CVE-2026-17784)
Use after free in Audio in Google Chrome on Mac 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: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17784 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Audio subsystem of Google Chrome on Mac platforms before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and involves a crafted HTML page that can trigger sandbox escape, allowing an attacker to break out of the browser's security boundaries. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-416 (Use After Free) and carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, reflecting high impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to sandbox escape from the renderer process, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges outside the browser sandbox. This compromises the security model of the browser and can lead to full system compromise on affected Mac systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Mac to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official update. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Use after free in Audio in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to… (CVE-2026-17784)
Description
Use after free in Audio in Google Chrome on Mac 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: Medium)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17784 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Audio subsystem of Google Chrome on Mac platforms before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and involves a crafted HTML page that can trigger sandbox escape, allowing an attacker to break out of the browser's security boundaries. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-416 (Use After Free) and carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, reflecting high impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to sandbox escape from the renderer process, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges outside the browser sandbox. This compromises the security model of the browser and can lead to full system compromise on affected Mac systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Mac to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official update. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-m6mj-vrrh-w93x
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17784"]
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a6daad1bf32cb7a3466756a
Added to database: 08/01/2026, 08:14:09 UTC
Last enriched: 08/01/2026, 08:18:16 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 10:01:29 UTC
Views: 49
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