CVE-2026-17932 Use after free in Chrome

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page in Google Chrome on Windows.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-17932?

CVE-2026-17932 is a medium-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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Use after free in DataTransfer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17932?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-17932?

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-2026-17932 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17932 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-17932, ECHO-cbb5-1ede-a942, GHSA-6368-p932-wpc7, MINI-895j-2m5j-47fx.

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