CVE-2026-17722 Use after free in Chrome
A remote attacker with compromised renderer access can escape the sandbox via a crafted HTML page in Chrome on Android.
- 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-2026-17722?
CVE-2026-17722 is a high-severity use after free 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
Object lifecycle issue in WebView in Google Chrome on Android 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-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17722?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-17722?
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-2026-17722 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17722 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-17722, ECHO-a5d6-08c7-9435, GHSA-3rr2-3mr9-ff26, MINI-qp93-6g7c-2jrv.