CVE-2026-17877 Privilege escalation in Chrome

High 8.4 Published Updated

A local attacker can achieve OS-level privilege escalation in Google Chrome on Linux via malicious network traffic due to an inappropriate implementation in Chromoting.

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-2026-17877?

CVE-2026-17877 is a high-severity 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

Inappropriate implementation in Chromoting in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17877?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-17877?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-17877 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17877 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-17877, ECHO-9729-2e1f-6e74, GHSA-96rv-m324-862p, MINI-x9xh-9f75-gx3p.

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