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Google Chrome CVE-2026-17855

| EUVDEUVD-2026-50604 CRITICAL
Race Condition (CWE-362)
2026-07-30 Chrome GHSA-f6mj-jpwj-95hj
Critical
Disputed · 9.6 Vendor: Chrome
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Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)
Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
9.6 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI
8.0 HIGH

Requires a prior renderer compromise (PR:L) and winning a non-deterministic race (AC:H); a crafted page adds UI:R, and sandbox escape crosses a trust boundary (S:C) with full impact.

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

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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 31, 2026 - 19:25 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Jul 31, 2026 - 19:22 NVD
9.6 (CRITICAL)
Patch available
Jul 30, 2026 - 02:02 EUVD
CVE Published
Jul 30, 2026 - 00:19 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.6
CVE Published
Jul 30, 2026 - 00:19 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Race in DevTools in Google Chrome on Mac 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: Medium)

AnalysisAI

Sandbox escape in Google Chrome for macOS (versions before 151.0.7922.72) can be achieved by an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process, chaining a DevTools race condition via a crafted HTML page to break out of the renderer sandbox. Reported internally by the Chrome team and rated Medium by Chromium, it carries an NVD CVSS of 9.6 due to the scope change, though EPSS is very low (0.14%, 4th percentile). …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Compromise renderer process (prior foothold)
Delivery
Serve crafted HTML page
Exploit
Trigger DevTools race condition
Execution
Win timing window
Persist
Escape renderer sandbox
Impact
Gain browser-process privileges on macOS

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires that the attacker has ALREADY compromised the renderer process - this is the explicit prerequisite stated in the CVE description, making the bug a sandbox-escape second stage rather than a standalone entry point. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The signals conflict and must be weighed carefully. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker first lands a separate renderer-level exploit (e.g., via a malicious or compromised website the victim visits), gaining code execution inside Chrome's sandboxed renderer. From that foothold, they serve a crafted HTML page that triggers the DevTools race condition, winning the timing window to escape the sandbox and gain the more-privileged browser-process context on the victim's Mac. …
Remediation Vendor-released patch: 151.0.7922.72 - upgrade Google Chrome on macOS to 151.0.7922.72 or later and restart the browser to ensure the update is applied (verify via chrome://settings/help). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, inventory all macOS systems running Google Chrome and identify those on versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. …

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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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