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Google Chrome CVE-2026-17932

| EUVDEUVD-2026-50858 MEDIUM
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-07-30 Chrome GHSA-6368-p932-wpc7
Medium
Disputed · 5.5 Vendor: Chrome
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Severity by source

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

Local vector confirmed by description; no privileges required but user must open crafted HTML; only confidentiality impact (memory disclosure) with no integrity or availability effect.

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

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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Jul 30, 2026 - 19:43 vuln.today
Patch available
Jul 30, 2026 - 02:02 EUVD
CVE Published
Jul 30, 2026 - 00:25 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Jul 30, 2026 - 00:25 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Use after free in DataTransfer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

AnalysisAI

Use-after-free in Chrome's DataTransfer component on Windows exposes process memory to local attackers who can deliver a crafted HTML page to a victim. The flaw affects all Chrome versions on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 and results in high-confidence confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability impact. No public exploit code has been identified and EPSS sits at 0.11% (2nd percentile), consistent with CISA SSVC classifying exploitation as 'none' and technical impact as 'partial' - making this a low operational priority despite the High confidentiality CVSS sub-score.

Technical ContextAI

CWE-416 (Use After Free) describes a condition where memory is accessed after it has been freed, potentially exposing stale data or allowing type confusion. The vulnerable component is the DataTransfer API, which Chrome exposes to web content to support clipboard and drag-and-drop operations - a common attack surface in browser security research. The CPE (cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) confirms this is a Google Chrome application-level flaw, not a kernel or OS issue, and the vendor has restricted the impact to the Windows platform specifically. Because the CVSS vector is AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U, exploitation is limited to the local attack surface and requires the victim to interact with a crafted HTML page - consistent with a renderer-side memory corruption triggered via JavaScript or DOM manipulation of DataTransfer objects.

RemediationAI

The primary fix is updating Google Chrome on Windows to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, confirmed as the patched release in the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html. Chrome's auto-update mechanism will deliver this patch automatically to most users; administrators managing enterprise deployments should verify update policy enforcement via group policy or Chrome Browser Cloud Management. If immediate patching is not feasible, a compensating control is to restrict users from opening untrusted or externally-sourced HTML files directly in Chrome on Windows, and to enforce Safe Browsing policies to reduce delivery of crafted pages. Disabling JavaScript would prevent DOM-level DataTransfer manipulation but carries significant usability trade-offs that make it impractical for most environments. Given the local attack vector and low EPSS score, patch rollout within the standard monthly cycle is appropriate for most organizations.

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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