CVE-2026-17979 (GCVE-0-2026-17979)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-30 00:25 – Updated: 2026-07-31 03:55
VLAI
Summary
Race in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Google Chrome Affected: 151.0.7922.72 , < 151.0.7922.72 (custom)
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