CVE-2026-17768
CriticalCVSS 9.6Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk20th 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.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
See all- CVE-2026-91748High
Race condition in Extensions in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via UI interaction.
- CVE-2026-91747Low
Use after free in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-91746Medium
Integer overflow in Compositing in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-91745High
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-91744Medium
Race condition in PlatformIntegration in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-91743High
Race condition in Core in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-91742Unknown
Confused deputy in PriceTracking in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to bypass system access restrictions into a privileged page via crafted network traffic.
- CVE-2026-91741High
Type confusion in CacheStorage in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-91740Medium
Uninitialized resource in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker to obtain cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-91739Medium
Missing authorization in Transactions Platform in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to spoof UI elements via a crafted HTML page.
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)