Use after free in DOM in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted… (CVE-2026-17694)
Use after free in DOM 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-2026-17694 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Document Object Model (DOM) of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. This memory management flaw enables remote code execution inside the browser's sandbox environment when a user visits a maliciously crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is recognized as high severity by Chromium security but lacks a formal CVSS score. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been documented.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of the browser, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data compromise within that context. However, the sandbox limits the scope of impact to the browser process.
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. Since this is not a cloud service, patching the client software is required. No additional mitigations are specified.
Use after free in DOM in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted… (CVE-2026-17694)
Description
Use after free in DOM 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
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17694 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Document Object Model (DOM) of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. This memory management flaw enables remote code execution inside the browser's sandbox environment when a user visits a maliciously crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is recognized as high severity by Chromium security but lacks a formal CVSS score. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been documented.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of the browser, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data compromise within that context. However, the sandbox limits the scope of impact to the browser process.
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. Since this is not a cloud service, patching the client software is required. No additional mitigations are specified.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-xwr8-52r2-77wh
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17694"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a6ae51e9c2644c7f8982f9e
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:46:06 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:43:39 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 10:01:29 UTC
Views: 28
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