CVE-2026-17781 Information disclosure in Chrome

What is CVE-2026-17781?

CVE-2026-17781 is a medium-severity 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

Inappropriate implementation in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to leak cross-origin data via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17781?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-17781?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-17781 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17781 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-17781, ECHO-91a1-bd4d-de97, GHSA-x4cw-wg5h-4qx6, MINI-wj74-xp5x-4qqq.