Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to perform privilege escalation via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published:
2026-07-30
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Chrome | affected |
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History
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to perform privilege escalation via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium) | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-20 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Chrome
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-30T00:19:20.804Z
Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:34:45.567Z
Link: CVE-2026-17786
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Weaknesses
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CWE-20
Improper Input Validation