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Google Chrome CVE-2026-17706

| EUVDEUVD-2026-50832 MEDIUM
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-07-30 Chrome GHSA-5ggp-m8m8-wmgj
Medium
Disputed · 4.3 Vendor: Chrome
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Severity by source

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
3.1 LOW

AC:H reflects the mandatory renderer-compromise prerequisite; all other metrics align with vendor vector as delivery, impact scope, and user interaction are accurately characterized.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE
CRITICAL
qualitative
Red Hat
6.8 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 - 14:42 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
MEDIUM 4.3
CVE Published
Jul 30, 2026 - 00:18 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Media in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

AnalysisAI

Cross-origin data leakage in Google Chrome's Media component on Windows (versions prior to 151.0.7922.72) enables a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to read cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. The flaw is rooted in insufficient input validation (CWE-20) in the Media subsystem, exploitable only on Windows and only as a second-stage primitive following a prior renderer compromise. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Exploit separate Chrome renderer bug on Windows
Delivery
Gain renderer process execution
Exploit
Deliver crafted HTML page with malicious media
Execution
Trigger insufficient input validation in Media component
Persist
Read cross-origin data accessible to victim browser
Impact
Exfiltrate sensitive cross-origin content to attacker

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Two concrete prerequisites must both be satisfied: first, the attacker must have already compromised the Chrome renderer process on a Windows host via a separate, independent vulnerability - this is a non-trivial and independently complex precondition; second, the victim must visit or be redirected to a crafted HTML page under attacker control, requiring active user interaction (UI:R). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The vendor-assigned CVSS of 4.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) likely understates practical attack complexity: AC:L does not capture the mandatory renderer-compromise prerequisite, which itself typically requires exploiting a separate, independent vulnerability. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker who has already achieved code execution within a Chrome renderer process on Windows - via a separate renderer bug - serves the victim a crafted HTML page embedding malicious media content targeting the Media component's validation flaw. The insufficient input validation allows the compromised renderer to read data from a cross-origin resource loaded in the victim's browser session, such as authentication tokens or sensitive page content from a co-loaded origin. …
Remediation Upgrade Google Chrome on Windows to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, the patched release confirmed by the Chrome stable channel 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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