Vulnerability record

CVE-2026-17916

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What it is

Reported

Insufficient policy enforcement in Settings in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low) Source description excerpt; complete tracked detail loads below.

NVD published: Jul 30, 2026 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

What is affected

Reported

Google — Chrome. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.

NVD published: Jul 30, 2026 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Urgency and basis

Reported

Track · 116.8

Tracker decision tier from the evidence detailed below · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Exploitation evidence

Not reported

Not reported by tracked sources.

What to do

Not reported

Not reported by tracked sources.

Tracker guidance inferred from the decision tier: No action now. Remediate within standard update timelines. Monitor for change.

Evidence detail

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