CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-17768

CriticalCVSS 9.6
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.28%

20th percentile - higher than 20% of all known CVEs

Summary

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in WebSockets in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can escape the browser sandbox and gain access to the operating system, posing a serious threat to overall system security.

Recommendation

Update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later and consider additional security measures such as sandboxing.

Original NVD description (English source)

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in WebSockets in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS