CVE-2026-17960 Security feature bypass in Chrome
Remote attackers can bypass the no-referrer policy in Chrome for iOS using a crafted HTML page, potentially leaking sensitive URL information.
- 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-2026-17960?
CVE-2026-17960 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
Insufficient policy enforcement in Chrome for iOS in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to bypass no-referrer policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Weakness: CWE-602
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17960?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-17960?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-17960 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17960 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-17960, ECHO-b3ac-2688-5796, GHSA-3gjj-5f84-j9q6, MINI-5qhp-mmjg-q9f8.