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Google Chrome CVE-2026-17696

| EUVDEUVD-2026-50822 MEDIUM
Improper Protection of Physical Side Channels (CWE-1300)
2026-07-30 Chrome GHSA-m2jq-wwj8-85cc
Medium
Disputed · 4.3 Vendor: Chrome
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Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)
Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI
4.3 MEDIUM

Network-delivered via crafted page (AV:N, AC:L), no attacker auth needed (PR:N), victim must visit page (UI:R), impact limited to partial cross-origin data leakage (C:L), no integrity or availability impact.

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

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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
Jul 30, 2026 - 14:41 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Jul 30, 2026 - 14:37 NVD
4.3 (MEDIUM)
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
MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Side-channel information leakage in Media in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

AnalysisAI

Side-channel information leakage in Google Chrome's Media component (versions prior to 151.0.7922.72) enables remote attackers to exfiltrate cross-origin data by luring a victim to a crafted HTML page that exploits observable timing or state signals in media processing. This bypasses the browser's Same-Origin Policy protections, allowing an attacker's origin to infer sensitive data loaded from a different origin. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Lure victim to attacker-controlled web page
Delivery
Embed crafted media referencing target cross-origin resource
Exploit
Chrome Media component processes resource and emits side-channel signal
Execution
Attacker JavaScript measures timing or state observable
Impact
Infer cross-origin data from signal pattern

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires a victim user running a vulnerable version of Google Chrome (prior to 151.0.7922.72) to visit an attacker-controlled HTML page containing crafted media content (UI:R). … 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:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, score 4.3) reflects a moderate, remotely exploitable flaw with low attack complexity and no attacker-side authentication requirement, but bounded by a requirement for user interaction and limited to low confidentiality impact with no integrity or availability loss. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker hosts a crafted HTML page that embeds or references media resources from a victim's authenticated origin - for example, a private image or audio file accessible only when the victim is logged in to a target service. When the victim visits the attacker's page, Chrome's Media component leaks observable side-channel signals (such as load timing differentials) that the attacker's JavaScript measures to infer the content or state of the cross-origin resource. …
Remediation The primary remediation is to update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, which contains the vendor-released patch; details are published in the Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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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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