What is CVE-2026-17697?

CVE-2026-17697 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2026-07-30.

How severe is CVE-2026-17697?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2026-17697

Type Confusion in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Published 2026-07-30 · last modified 2026-10-24.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (45.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 151.0.7922.72

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-843 — Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion)

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107… (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
issues.chromium.org/issues/517575864 (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-17697?: CVE-2026-17697 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2026-07-30.
How severe is CVE-2026-17697?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.