CVE-2026-17749
CriticalCVSS 9.6Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk17th percentile - higher than 17% of all known CVEs
Summary
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could escape the sandbox and gain system access, potentially leading to full device compromise.
Recommendation
Immediately update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later and avoid installing untrusted extensions.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
See all- CVE-2026-113343High
Memory corruption vulnerability in the Sandbox component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113339High
Use-after-free vulnerability in the SVG component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113338High
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Turbolev component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113337High
Memory corruption vulnerability in the Scroll component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113335High
Memory corruption vulnerability in the Extensions component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113332High
Memory corruption vulnerability in the GPU component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113327High
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Chromecast component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113324High
Use-after-free vulnerability in the GPU component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113322Unknown
Memory corruption in the Dawn component of Google Chrome prior to version 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could potentially read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. Chromium severity: High.
- CVE-2026-113321High
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Extensions component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
Original NVD description (English source)
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS