What is CVE-2026-17949?

CVE-2026-17949 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-457. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-07-30.

How severe is CVE-2026-17949?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2026-17949

Uninitialized Use in GPU in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Published 2026-07-30 · last modified 2026-10-23.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Google Chrome — versions 151.0.7922.72

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-457

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107… (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
issues.chromium.org/issues/517000034 (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-17949?: CVE-2026-17949 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-457. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-07-30.
How severe is CVE-2026-17949?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.