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Google Chrome CVE-2026-17878

| EUVDEUVD-2026-50627 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-07-30 Chrome GHSA-cjv6-qcpr-cp2x
Medium
Disputed · 6.1 Vendor: Chrome
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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)
Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI
6.1 MEDIUM

Network delivery, no privileges needed, but user must visit crafted page; scope changes cross-origin via UXSS with limited confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact.

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

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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
Jul 30, 2026 - 19:28 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Jul 30, 2026 - 19:22 NVD
6.1 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Jul 30, 2026 - 02:02 EUVD
CVE Published
Jul 30, 2026 - 00:19 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Jul 30, 2026 - 00:19 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Inappropriate implementation in CSS in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

Universal Cross-Site Scripting (UXSS) in Google Chrome's CSS implementation allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML across origin boundaries via a crafted HTML page. All Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 on all platforms are affected. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Craft malicious HTML page with weaponized CSS
Delivery
Deliver page link to victim via phishing or malicious ad
Exploit
Victim opens page in unpatched Chrome
Execution
CSS parsing triggers UXSS boundary bypass
Persist
Injected scripts execute across other open origins
Impact
Exfiltrate session tokens or sensitive DOM data

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The victim must be running Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.72. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS base score of 6.1 (Medium) is anchored by AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - network-reachable, low complexity, no privileges needed, but requiring user interaction. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker hosts a crafted HTML page containing malicious CSS constructs that trigger the inappropriate implementation in Chrome's CSS engine. When a victim using an unpatched Chrome version visits the page - via phishing link, malicious ad, or compromised website - the UXSS payload executes in the security context of other origins open in the browser, enabling session cookie theft, credential harvesting from other tabs, or DOM manipulation of trusted sites. …
Remediation Update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, which contains the vendor-released patch per the 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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