Description
Uninitialized Use in ANGLE in Google Chrome on Windows 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: Medium)
Published: 2026-07-30
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A flaw in ANGLE within Google Chrome on Windows allows a remote attacker to read potentially sensitive data from the process memory when loading a crafted HTML page. The issue arises from an uninitialized variable use, enabling the retrieval of confidential information without direct authentication. The vulnerability is categorized as CWE-457 and CWE-824.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome for Windows versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 are affected. No other vendors or products are listed for this vulnerability.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.3 indicates medium severity, while the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests low exploitation likelihood. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers could exploit the flaw by delivering a specially crafted HTML page to a victim’s Chrome browser, typically via email, a website, or a malicious link. Successful exploitation would allow the attacker to read memory content, potentially exposing sensitive information such as credentials or private data held in the browser process.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 12:11 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, which contains the ANGLE fix.
  • If an upgrade cannot be performed immediately, restrict user access to untrusted web content by employing domain filters or configurations that block remote HTML serving to the browser.
  • Continuously monitor for malicious HTML attempts or anomalous network traffic targeting Chrome and apply web-filtering or threat‑blocking tools to mitigate delivery of crafted pages.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 12:11 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 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'}

ssvc

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

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


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

Moderate


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +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 on Windows 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: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-457
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T15:35:29.897Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:34:46.447Z

Link: CVE-2026-17790

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T15:20:20.841Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-30T01:16:42.367

Modified: 2026-08-03T15:01:18.627

Link: CVE-2026-17790

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-07-30T00:19:21Z

Links: CVE-2026-17790 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T12:15:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-457

    Use of Uninitialized Variable

  • CWE-824

    Access of Uninitialized Pointer