Use after free in Bluetooth in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to… (CVE-2026-17737)
Use after free in Bluetooth in Google Chrome on Android 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-2026-17737 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Bluetooth implementation of Google Chrome on Android devices before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and could enable an attacker to perform a sandbox escape via a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-416 (Use After Free). There is no CVSS score available, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the browser sandbox, potentially leading to further compromise of the device or execution of arbitrary code outside the sandbox restrictions. However, exploitation requires an initial renderer compromise, limiting the attack vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Android to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Use after free in Bluetooth in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to… (CVE-2026-17737)
Description
Use after free in Bluetooth in Google Chrome on Android 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 5.0medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17737 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Bluetooth implementation of Google Chrome on Android devices before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and could enable an attacker to perform a sandbox escape via a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-416 (Use After Free). There is no CVSS score available, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the browser sandbox, potentially leading to further compromise of the device or execution of arbitrary code outside the sandbox restrictions. However, exploitation requires an initial renderer compromise, limiting the attack vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Android to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-6x6h-w33h-j95f
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17737"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae51e9c2644c7f8982f7f
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:46:06 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:42:45 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:53 UTC
Views: 2
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