Description
Side-channel information leakage in WebXR 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: Medium)
Published: 2026-07-30
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A crafted HTML page can exploit a side‑channel information leakage in the WebXR implementation of Google Chrome. The flaw allows a remote attacker to read potentially sensitive data from the process memory of the affected browser. This vulnerability primarily results in confidentiality compromise, with no direct impact on integrity or availability.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome browsers running any version before 151.0.7922.72 are vulnerable. The defect exists on all platforms where the WebXR feature is enabled, affecting users who access WebXR‑enabled web content.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 categorizes this issue as medium severity. The EPSS score is reported as less than 1%, suggesting a low probability of exploitation, and it is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. The likely attack vector involves a malicious web page that a user opens or visits, which then leverages the WebXR API to access memory contents. Because the vulnerability relies on a crafted page, successful exploitation requires user interaction with the malicious content, but once the page is loaded, the attacker can read memory fragments exposed through the side channel.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 2, 2026 at 06:48 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Google Chrome to the latest stable release (151.0.7922.72 or newer).
  • Disable the WebXR feature either via Chrome policy or flag if XR functionality is not required.
  • Limit access to untrusted web pages that enable WebXR, using content security policies to restrict automated access to XR APIs.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 2, 2026 at 06:48 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

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Side-channel information leakage in WebXR
Weaknesses CWE-205
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


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'}


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 Side-channel information leakage in WebXR 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: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-1300
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T15:35:15.205Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:34:47.825Z

Link: CVE-2026-17796

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T15:35:11.834Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-30T01:16:43.003

Modified: 2026-08-03T17:55:56.733

Link: CVE-2026-17796

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-07-30T00:19:23Z

Links: CVE-2026-17796 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-02T07:00:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-1300

    Improper Protection of Physical Side Channels

  • CWE-205

    Observable Behavioral Discrepancy