Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to… (CVE-2026-17657)
Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome 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: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17657 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Navigation component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. It allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape by leveraging a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability is categorized under CWE-416 (Use After Free). The Chromium security team rates this vulnerability as high severity. No CVSS score or patch links were provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the sandbox environment, potentially leading to further compromise of the host system. However, exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process. No known active exploits have been reported.
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 a client software vulnerability, manual patching is required. No additional vendor advisory content was provided; therefore, check the official Google Chrome security advisories for the latest remediation details.
Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to… (CVE-2026-17657)
Description
Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome 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: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.3high
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17657 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Navigation component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. It allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape by leveraging a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability is categorized under CWE-416 (Use After Free). The Chromium security team rates this vulnerability as high severity. No CVSS score or patch links were provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the sandbox environment, potentially leading to further compromise of the host system. However, exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process. No known active exploits have been reported.
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 a client software vulnerability, manual patching is required. No additional vendor advisory content was provided; therefore, check the official Google Chrome security advisories for the latest remediation details.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-9w9w-6mf2-jrc7
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17657"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5219c2644c7f8983be2
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:46:09 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:53:01 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 22:17:47 UTC
Views: 7
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