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Google Chrome CVE-2026-17681

| EUVDEUVD-2026-50807 CRITICAL
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-07-30 Chrome GHSA-5mm6-fj7r-pv27
9.6
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
9.6 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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9.6 CRITICAL

Delivered via a web page (AV:N, UI:R) with no target credentials (PR:N); sandbox breakout yields a scope change (S:C) and full browser-process compromise (C/I/A:H), though a prior renderer exploit is a practical prerequisite.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
SUSE
CRITICAL
qualitative
Red Hat
9.0 HIGH
qualitative

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
Jul 30, 2026 - 15:31 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Jul 30, 2026 - 15:22 NVD
9.6 (CRITICAL)
Patch available
Jul 30, 2026 - 02:02 EUVD
CVE Published
Jul 30, 2026 - 00:18 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Jul 30, 2026 - 00:18 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.6

DescriptionCVE.org

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Web Authentication in Google Chrome on Android 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)

AnalysisAI

Sandbox escape in Google Chrome for Android before 151.0.7922.72 lets an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process break out of the browser sandbox by feeding crafted untrusted input to the Web Authentication (WebAuthn) component. Rated High severity by Chromium and scored CVSS 9.6, it is a second-stage bug chained after an initial renderer exploit rather than a standalone remote compromise. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Lure victim to crafted HTML page
Delivery
Exploit separate renderer bug for sandbox foothold
Exploit
Send malformed WebAuthn input from renderer
Execution
Trigger input-validation flaw in browser process
Impact
Escape sandbox to browser-process privileges

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the attacker to have ALREADY compromised Chrome's renderer process on the target Android device - this is a chained sandbox-escape bug, not a standalone entry point, and cannot be triggered without that prior foothold. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H = 9.6) reflects network reachability, low complexity, no privileges, a scope change (sandbox boundary crossed), and full CIA impact. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker first lures a victim to a malicious web page that exploits a separate renderer-process vulnerability to gain code execution inside Chrome's sandbox on Android. From that foothold, the attacker issues crafted WebAuthn requests with malformed untrusted input that the browser process fails to validate, escaping the sandbox to run with the browser's higher privileges. …
Remediation Vendor-released patch: update Google Chrome for Android to 151.0.7922.72 or later, per the Chrome Releases advisory (https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html); on Android this is delivered through the Google Play Store, so ensure automatic app updates are enabled and force-update managed fleets via MDM. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours: notify Android device users and IT teams to enable automatic Chrome updates in the Google Play Store and verify current Chrome version. …

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Critical
Product Status
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 Fixed
openSUSE Leap 16.0 Fixed
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 Affected

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