Use after free in WebSockets in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted… (CVE-2026-17947)
Use after free in WebSockets in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17947 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the WebSockets component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation could enable a remote attacker to perform a sandbox escape via a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-416 (Use After Free). The Chromium security team rates this issue as low severity. No detailed patch information or vendor advisory was provided in the input data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to increased privileges or code execution outside the browser's restricted environment. However, the Chromium team has rated the severity as low, indicating limited impact or difficulty in exploitation. 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-side browser vulnerability, updating the browser is the primary mitigation. No additional vendor advisory or cloud service patching applies.
Use after free in WebSockets in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted… (CVE-2026-17947)
Description
Use after free in WebSockets in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17947 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the WebSockets component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. Exploitation could enable a remote attacker to perform a sandbox escape via a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-416 (Use After Free). The Chromium security team rates this issue as low severity. No detailed patch information or vendor advisory was provided in the input data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to increased privileges or code execution outside the browser's restricted environment. However, the Chromium team has rated the severity as low, indicating limited impact or difficulty in exploitation. 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-side browser vulnerability, updating the browser is the primary mitigation. No additional vendor advisory or cloud service patching applies.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-9474-jh72-xhvr
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17947"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5129c2644c7f89808f3
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:54 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:01:33 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 10
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