CVE-2026-17996 Security feature bypass in Chrome

What is CVE-2026-17996?

CVE-2026-17996 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 Browser in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17996?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-17996?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-17996 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17996 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2020-16017 Google Chrome Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2020-16010 Google Chrome for Android UI Heap Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2026-87491 Google Chromium V8 Out of Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2026-85046 Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-17996, ECHO-a71a-6275-1dfc, GHSA-qhgp-4m99-fhv7, MINI-4cx9-g2h9-hx6j.