Description
Uninitialized Use in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-07-30
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

An uninitialized variable use in the ANGLE graphics component of Google Chrome allows a remote attacker to read data from process memory when a crafted HTML page is rendered. The vulnerability, classified as CWE-457 and CWE-824, can potentially expose sensitive information such as credentials or session tokens to the attacker. The impact is limited to information disclosure; there is no known path to code execution or privilege escalation. The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates moderate severity.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome browsers before 151.0.7922.72 on all supported operating systems are affected. The issue is present in any Chromium-based Chrome build that has not yet applied the patch delivered in the 151.0.7922.72 release. No other vendors or Chrome variants are noted as affected in the available data.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability has an EPSS score of less than 1%, meaning exploitation is considered unlikely at the time of analysis. It is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, further indicating a low current threat level. The attack vector is inferred from the description: a remote attacker must deliver a malicious HTML page that exploits the uninitialized use to read memory. No public exploitation has been reported, and the condition requires user interaction to load the page.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 12:24 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or newer to receive the fix.
  • Ensure automatic updates are enabled so the patch is applied promptly, and verify that the updated version is deployed across all affected installations.
  • If an upgrade cannot be performed immediately, configure Chrome to restrict untrusted content or consider disabling the ANGLE component via the --disable-angle flag until the vulnerability is patched.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 12:24 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 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Uninitialized Use in ANGLE
Weaknesses CWE-824
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

threat_severity

Important


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:15:00 +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 Uninitialized Use in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-457
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T15:50:32.399Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:34:29.131Z

Link: CVE-2026-17714

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T15:50:27.750Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-30T01:16:33.930

Modified: 2026-08-03T17:47:13.580

Link: CVE-2026-17714

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-07-30T00:19:01Z

Links: CVE-2026-17714 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T12:30:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-457

    Use of Uninitialized Variable

  • CWE-824

    Access of Uninitialized Pointer