CVE-2026-17716 Use after free in Chrome
A local attacker can escalate privileges via malicious network traffic exploiting a use-after-free flaw in the Chrome Updater on Mac.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-17716?
CVE-2026-17716 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 30 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Use after free in Updater in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17716?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-17716?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2026-17716 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17716 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-17716, ECHO-c3e5-5e37-b99f, GHSA-qh6m-vhx2-qh42, MINI-mx9r-m486-x45x.