Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-17916
Insufficient policy enforcement in Settings in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Lo…
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions 151.0.7922.72
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-17916?
- CVE-2026-17916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-30.
- How severe is CVE-2026-17916?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.