Use after free in Autofill in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a… (CVE-2026-17685)
Use after free in Autofill in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17685 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Autofill feature of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires a remote attacker to deliver a specially crafted HTML page that triggers the use-after-free condition, enabling arbitrary code execution inside the browser sandbox. The vulnerability is recognized as high severity by the Chromium security team. No CVSS score is provided. The issue is fixed in Chrome 151.0.7922.72.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of Google Chrome, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or compromise of the browser process. However, the sandbox limits the scope of impact. There are no known active exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Since this is a client-side browser vulnerability, applying the official update is the recommended and effective mitigation. No other specific mitigations are indicated.
Use after free in Autofill in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a… (CVE-2026-17685)
Description
Use after free in Autofill in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17685 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Autofill feature of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires a remote attacker to deliver a specially crafted HTML page that triggers the use-after-free condition, enabling arbitrary code execution inside the browser sandbox. The vulnerability is recognized as high severity by the Chromium security team. No CVSS score is provided. The issue is fixed in Chrome 151.0.7922.72.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of Google Chrome, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or compromise of the browser process. However, the sandbox limits the scope of impact. There are no known active exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Since this is a client-side browser vulnerability, applying the official update is the recommended and effective mitigation. No other specific mitigations are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-f342-mcrf-wv9h
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17685"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae51f9c2644c7f8983424
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:46:07 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:47:21 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 22:17:50 UTC
Views: 7
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