CVE-2026-17966 Information disclosure in Chrome

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

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

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-2026-17966?

CVE-2026-17966 is a medium-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 Views in Google Chrome on Mac 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-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17966?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-17966?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-17966 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17966 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-17966, ECHO-6988-f501-cfb9, GHSA-r448-82mr-7599, MINI-wxqw-572x-x2g7.

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