CVE-2026-17888
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in WebUI in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via malicious network traffic.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in WebUI in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 0.21% probability · 11th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
EPSS 0.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/523720529Permissions Required
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.