Description
Inappropriate implementation in SiteIsolation in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-07-30
Score: 4.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

An inappropriate implementation in Chrome’s SiteIsolation feature allows a renderer process that an attacker has already compromised to bypass same‑origin policy restrictions when a crafted HTML page is loaded. The flaw effectively lets the malicious renderer read or execute code on other sites, elevating the attacker’s privileges to the level of the user’s browsing context. This weakness is classified as CWE‑653 and CWE‑693.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome binaries before 151.0.7922.72 are affected. The flaw exists in all Chrome releases up to that version, regardless of operating system, because the SiteIsolation logic is shared across platforms.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.2 indicates medium severity. The EPSS score of less than 1% indicates that, at the time of this analysis, the probability of mass exploitation is low. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires a remote attacker to first compromise the renderer process—typically via a separate vulnerability or social‑engineering attack—and then serve a specially crafted HTML page. The attack path is therefore indirect and depends on existing renderer compromises, but once established it can compromise data across multiple sites.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 12, 2026 at 00:53 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or newer, which includes the SiteIsolation fix
  • Verify that automatic updates are enabled or manually install the latest Chrome release if updates are disabled
  • Review and disable third‑party extensions that modify site isolation or web page rendering to reduce the attack surface

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 12, 2026 at 00:53 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4710-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6408-1 chromium security update
History

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Inappropriate implementation in SiteIsolation
Weaknesses CWE-653
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

threat_severity

Important


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Inappropriate implementation in SiteIsolation in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T20:22:14.007Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:34:16.283Z

Link: CVE-2026-17659

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-30T01:16:27.870

Modified: 2026-08-06T00:24:26.720

Link: CVE-2026-17659

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-07-30T00:18:45Z

Links: CVE-2026-17659 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T01:00:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-653

    Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization

  • CWE-693

    Protection Mechanism Failure