Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Bluetooth in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Published: 2026-07-30
Score: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Bluetooth stack of Google Chrome allows an attacker who has compromised the renderer process to craft an HTML page that can trigger a sandbox escape. The vulnerability is linked to CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) and CWE-1286 (Insufficient Validation of Untrusted Input in Bluetooth). If successfully exploited, the attacker can escape the Chrome sandbox and potentially gain local system access, representing a local privilege escalation scenario.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome desktop versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 on Windows, macOS, and Linux are affected. Versions 151.0.7922.72 and later include the fix and are not vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.8 indicates moderate severity. The EPSS score of less than 1% suggests exploitation attempts are rare, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. An attacker must first compromise the renderer process and then serve malicious content via Bluetooth to attempt a sandbox escape. Given the low exploitation probability, the overall risk is moderate but should not be ignored, especially in environments where browsers handle untrusted content or Bluetooth events may be delivered by remote parties.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 2, 2026 at 06:18 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later; the latest release contains the fix for this vulnerability.
  • If Bluetooth functionality is unnecessary, disable it in Chrome via enterprise policy by setting "Bluetooth.Enabled" to false; this removes the vulnerable code path from the browser.
  • Implement monitoring of Chrome logs for unexpected Bluetooth activity and ensure prompt update to future patches to maintain protection against emerging threats.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 2, 2026 at 06:18 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: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Bluetooth
Weaknesses CWE-1286
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

ssvc

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


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:15:00 +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 Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Bluetooth in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Weaknesses CWE-20
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T18:25:18.921Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:36:55.947Z

Link: CVE-2026-17906

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T18:25:08.150Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-30T01:16:54.657

Modified: 2026-08-03T17:34:13.557

Link: CVE-2026-17906

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-07-30T00:25:21Z

Links: CVE-2026-17906 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-02T06:30:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-1286

    Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input

  • CWE-20

    Improper Input Validation