CVE-2026-17990
CriticalCVSS 9.6Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk24th percentile - higher than 24% of all known CVEs
Summary
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in WebAuthn 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 PDF file.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can escape the browser sandbox and gain access to the operating system, leading to full device compromise.
Recommendation
Update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
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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 WebAuthn 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 PDF file. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS