CVE-2026-17701 Memory corruption in Chrome
A remote attacker with compromised renderer access can escape the sandbox via crafted HTML due to insufficient input validation in ANGLE on Mac.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-17701?
CVE-2026-17701 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 30 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in ANGLE in Google Chrome on Mac 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: High)
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17701?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-17701?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2026-17701 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17701 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-17701, ECHO-e095-dfc7-35aa, GHSA-h6fh-j6x4-3pq7, MINI-qx3w-4f83-cvc7.