CVE-2026-17758 Memory corruption in Chrome
A heap buffer overflow in Chrome's Dawn component allows remote attackers to escape the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- 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-2026-17758?
CVE-2026-17758 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
Heap buffer overflow in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weakness: CWE-122
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17758?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-17758?
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-2026-17758 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17758 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-17758, ECHO-8a11-4c40-8f0f, GHSA-ffm3-9wph-xpfx, MINI-m9rg-v9pv-4hq9.