Use after free in TabStrip in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures… (CVE-2026-17887)
Use after free in TabStrip in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2026-17887 is a use-after-free issue in the TabStrip component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires user interaction involving specific UI gestures on a maliciously crafted HTML page, which may result in heap corruption. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-416 (Use After Free). There is no CVSS score available, and no explicit patch or remediation details are provided in the input data. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to heap corruption, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. However, exploitation requires user interaction with specific UI gestures, limiting the attack vector. The severity is assessed as medium by Chromium security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Users and administrators should monitor official Google Chrome security advisories for updates and apply the official fix once available. Until then, exercising caution with untrusted web content and avoiding suspicious UI interactions may reduce risk.
Use after free in TabStrip in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures… (CVE-2026-17887)
Description
Use after free in TabStrip in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-17887 is a use-after-free issue in the TabStrip component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation requires user interaction involving specific UI gestures on a maliciously crafted HTML page, which may result in heap corruption. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-416 (Use After Free). There is no CVSS score available, and no explicit patch or remediation details are provided in the input data. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to heap corruption, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. However, exploitation requires user interaction with specific UI gestures, limiting the attack vector. The severity is assessed as medium by Chromium security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Users and administrators should monitor official Google Chrome security advisories for updates and apply the official fix once available. Until then, exercising caution with untrusted web content and avoiding suspicious UI interactions may reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-pgpx-v7pf-c78w
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17887"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5149c2644c7f8980cbd
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:56 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:04:56 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:53 UTC
Views: 2
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