Use after free in DataTransfer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive… (CVE-2026-17932)
Use after free in DataTransfer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17932 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the DataTransfer functionality of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires local attacker interaction with a specially crafted HTML page, which may lead to disclosure of potentially sensitive information from the browser's process memory. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-416 (Use After Free). No CVSS score is provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access can exploit this vulnerability to obtain potentially sensitive information from the memory of the Chrome process. The impact is limited to information disclosure and does not indicate code execution or system compromise. The Chromium security team rates this vulnerability as low severity.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official browser update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Use after free in DataTransfer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive… (CVE-2026-17932)
Description
Use after free in DataTransfer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17932 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the DataTransfer functionality of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires local attacker interaction with a specially crafted HTML page, which may lead to disclosure of potentially sensitive information from the browser's process memory. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-416 (Use After Free). No CVSS score is provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access can exploit this vulnerability to obtain potentially sensitive information from the memory of the Chrome process. The impact is limited to information disclosure and does not indicate code execution or system compromise. The Chromium security team rates this vulnerability as low severity.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72. Users should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official browser update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-6368-p932-wpc7
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17932"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5139c2644c7f8980907
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:55 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:02:07 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 5
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