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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-50912

| CVE-2026-17986 MEDIUM
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-07-30 Chrome GHSA-p6v2-jmfg-m6r4
Medium
Disputed · 6.5 Vendor: Chrome
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Exploit renderer RCE vulnerability
  2. Delivery
    Gain code execution in sandboxed renderer
  3. Exploit
    Serve victim crafted HTML page
  4. Execution
    Abuse Bluetooth policy enforcement gap
  5. Persist
    Bypass same-origin policy
  6. Impact
    Perform unauthorized cross-origin write or action

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

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

Exploitation Conditions

Two sequential conditions must both be met: first, the attacker must have already compromised the renderer process - this requires a separate, distinct vulnerability enabling renderer-level code execution. Second, user interaction is required (UI:R): the victim must visit or be served a crafted HTML page within the compromised browser session. The Web Bluetooth API (or equivalent Bluetooth-interfacing browser subsystem) must be accessible in the browser. Factors limiting exploitation: renderer compromise is a non-trivial prerequisite that constitutes its own separate exploit chain; the vulnerability does not enable unauthenticated remote exploitation from a clean browser state; and the confidentiality impact is absent (C:N), meaning the SOP bypass yields integrity violation rather than data exfiltration per the CVSS vector.

Impact

The NVD CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N, 6.5) overstates exploitability: the description explicitly requires a previously compromised renderer process, which is a significant attack complexity prerequisite not reflected by AC:L or PR:N in the assigned vector. This is a tension in the data that defenders should note - the score of 6.5 implies moderate risk, but the chained nature of the attack (renderer RCE first, then this SOP bypass) makes standalone exploitation impossible. The Chromium team's own 'Low' severity rating is more consistent with the real-world risk profile. EPSS at 0.18% (8th percentile) corroborates low observed exploitation interest. No POC is publicly confirmed, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV. This is a real but lower-priority issue, best addressed through the standard Chrome update cycle rather than emergency patching.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker first exploits a separate renderer-process vulnerability (such as a V8 or Blink memory corruption bug) to gain code execution within Chrome's sandboxed renderer. From that foothold, they serve the victim a crafted HTML page that abuses the insufficient Bluetooth policy enforcement to issue cross-origin requests or access data from origins that should be isolated, effectively breaking the same-origin policy for the compromised session. No public POC for this specific chained attack is confirmed at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 30, 2026

Same-origin policy bypass in Google Chrome's Bluetooth subsystem (prior to 151.0.7922.72) can be triggered by an attacker who has already achieved renderer process compromise, using a crafted HTML page to abuse insufficient policy enforcement in the Web Bluetooth layer. The exploit chain requires a pre-existing foothold in the renderer, which limits real-world risk considerably - Chrome's own security team rated this 'Low' severity. No active exploitation has been confirmed (not listed in CISA KEV), and the EPSS score of 0.18% (8th percentile) reflects negligible observed exploitation activity.

RemediationAI

Update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later via Chrome's built-in updater or by visiting chrome://settings/help. The vendor advisory is available at http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html. Because exploitation requires a compromised renderer process as a prerequisite, organizations that already enforce Chrome enterprise policies - such as disabling the Web Bluetooth API via the DefaultWebBluetoothGuardSetting policy (set to 2 to block all sites) - will limit the Bluetooth attack surface independently of patching. Disabling Web Bluetooth has minimal operational impact in most enterprise environments that do not rely on browser-based Bluetooth device interactions. Patching remains the definitive fix; the policy workaround is a compensating control only.

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 affected component is Google Chrome's Bluetooth policy enforcement layer, most likely the Web Bluetooth API implementation that allows web pages to interact with nearby Bluetooth devices. CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) identifies the root cause: the browser fails to correctly enforce access policy boundaries in the Bluetooth subsystem when the renderer is under attacker control. Normally, Chrome's multi-process sandbox architecture uses the browser process as a policy authority over renderer requests, but this flaw allows an already-compromised renderer to abuse Bluetooth-related interfaces to cross same-origin boundaries. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all Chrome variants on all platforms prior to the fixed release.

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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Low–Critical)
Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.3 MEDIUM

Renderer process compromise is an explicit prerequisite, raising AC to H; no authentication is needed from the attacker, and integrity-only impact reflects SOP bypass without confidentiality loss.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE CRITICAL
Red Hat 8.7 LOW

vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Jul 30, 2026 - 19:22 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM)
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 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Insufficient policy enforcement in Bluetooth in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 92% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
most widely deployed desktop browser globally
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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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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