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Chrome for iOS EUVDEUVD-2026-50893

| CVE-2026-17967 HIGH
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-07-30 Chrome GHSA-pgp5-m32w-57xp
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Host crafted HTML page
  2. Delivery
    Lure user to open in Chrome iOS
  3. Exploit
    Trigger use-after-free during rendering
  4. Execution
    Reclaim freed heap object
  5. Impact
    Corrupt heap for potential code execution

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Memory lifecycle management
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the victim to open an attacker-controlled crafted HTML page in Chrome for iOS on a version earlier than 151.0.7922.72 - that user interaction (UI:R in the CVSS vector) is the key limiting factor; the attack cannot fire unless the user navigates to the malicious content, and SSVC accordingly marks it not automatable. No authentication or special privileges are needed (PR:N) and no non-default configuration is required, but exploitation is described as only potential, the Chromium-assigned severity is Low, and there is no public exploit, so realistic risk is constrained by the need for social engineering to deliver the page and by the platform being iOS Chrome specifically.

Impact

Signals conflict and should be weighed carefully. The provided CVSS base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R with C:H/I:H/A:H) implies a high-impact, low-complexity, unauthenticated remote issue, yet Chromium itself assigned a security severity of Low, and the description hedges with 'potentially exploit heap corruption,' suggesting reliable code execution is not demonstrated. Corroborating the lower-urgency read: EPSS is only 0.21% (11th percentile), SSVC lists Exploitation=none and Automatable=no (user interaction is required, so it cannot be mass-automated), and there is no KEV listing and no public exploit identified. The one signal pushing higher is SSVC Technical Impact=total, consistent with a memory-corruption primitive that could in principle yield full compromise. Net: this is a patch-in-normal-cycle browser memory-safety bug, not an emergency - the high CVSS is driven by theoretical worst-case impact while every real-world exploitation signal (EPSS, SSVC exploitation, KEV absence, no POC, vendor Low severity) points to low current risk. The C:H/I:H/A:H rating is worth verifying against the vendor's Low severity call.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts a malicious web page and lures a Chrome for iOS user to open it via a phishing message, malicious ad, or compromised site; when the page renders, it manipulates object lifetimes to trigger the use-after-free and corrupt the heap, potentially leading to code execution or a crash. Exploitation requires that single user interaction (visiting the page) and no authentication, but no public proof-of-concept has been identified and reliable exploitation is characterized only as potential.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 30, 2026

Heap corruption via a use-after-free in Google Chrome for iOS (versions prior to 151.0.7922.72) lets a remote attacker potentially corrupt memory when a victim opens a crafted HTML page, with the CVSS 8.8 vector modeling full confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss. Google reported it internally and Chromium rated the security severity as Low; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, EPSS is low at 0.21% (11th percentile), and SSVC records exploitation status as none.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: update Google Chrome for iOS to 151.0.7922.72 or later via the Apple App Store; because iOS Chrome updates ship through the App Store, ensure automatic app updates are enabled or push the update through MDM so devices do not lag behind the stable channel. Verify the running version and confirm remediation against the Chrome Releases advisory (https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html) and the Chromium issue (https://issues.chromium.org/issues/518243858). No separate configuration workaround is documented; as an interim compensating control while updates roll out, advise users to avoid opening untrusted links in Chrome on iOS and route higher-risk browsing through a patched or alternative browser, accepting the usability trade-off of restricting the primary browser until the update is applied.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 151.0.7922.72 <151.0.7922.72

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 151.0.7922.72

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is a CWE-416 use-after-free, a memory-safety defect in which code continues to reference heap memory after it has been freed, letting an attacker reclaim that allocation with attacker-influenced data and steer subsequent dereferences toward heap corruption or control-flow hijack. It resides in the Chrome for iOS browser codebase (cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome), triggered while processing HTML/web content from a crafted page. Notably, Chrome on iOS is layered on Apple's WebKit/WKWebView rather than Blink, so the affected logic is Chrome's own iOS browser code; the exploitation path is the classic browser sequence of loading untrusted web content that manipulates object lifetimes to reach a freed-then-reused object.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 5.0 MEDIUM

Remote crafted page requires user interaction and reliable UAF grooming (AC:H); vendor Low severity and 'potentially exploit' justify partial C/I/A rather than full impact.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Jul 30, 2026 - 16:37 NVD
8.8 (HIGH)
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
HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Use after free in Chrome for iOS in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Google Chrome for iOS (versions prior to 151.0.7922.72) contains a heap corruption vulnerability allowing remote attackers to corrupt device memory and potentially compromise confidentiality, integrity, and application availability when users view malicious web pages. This affects all organizational iOS users of Google Chrome and represents a direct risk to mobile device data protection. A vendor patch is available and deployment should be prioritized immediately.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch: Update Google Chrome for iOS to version 151.0.7922.72 or later.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 89% exploitable
Prevalence
High
Chrome is a top-tier browser, though the iOS build is a subset of installs
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

44
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to access memory through a pointer after that memory has been deallocated.

Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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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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