Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Printing in Google Chrome on Windows 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 Chrome's printing feature on Windows allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to escape the sandbox by serving a crafted HTML page. The flaw lies in improper input validation as indicated by CWE-20 and a broader security weakness, and could lead to privilege escalation or execution of arbitrary code outside the browser sandbox. Chromium rates the issue as low severity, but the potential for sandbox escape warrants attention.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome users running Windows with a Chrome version earlier than 151.0.7922.72 are affected. No other operating systems or versions are explicitly mentioned in the data. The vulnerability is tied to the rendering component, so only Windows builds that include the affected rendering and printing modules are relevant.

Risk and Exploitability

The probability of exploitation is very low, with an EPSS score below 1% and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers would need to compromise the renderer process or bypass the Windows sandbox first, then exploit the unvalidated print input. The mention of low severity by Chromium suggests the impact is limited to users who can influence the renderer. The likely attack vector is inferred to be a two‑stage exploitation: first gaining renderer access, then using the crafted input to escape the sandbox. While exploitation risk is low, the potential for privilege escalation makes patching advisable, especially in environments handling sensitive or untrusted documents.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 2, 2026 at 06:17 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 patch that fixes the invalid input handling in the printing subsystem.
  • If an immediate update is not feasible, deploy Chrome enterprise policies to disable printing of untrusted content or to block the Print feature entirely for untrusted webpages.
  • Apply any unrelated Windows security updates that mitigate renderer compromise, and ensure that the Chrome sandbox is operative; consider disabling third‑party extensions that access printing.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 2, 2026 at 06:17 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 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 0.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:N'}

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'}


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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Printing
Weaknesses CWE-1286
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 0.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:N'}

threat_severity

Low


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 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 Printing in Google Chrome on Windows 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: 2026-07-31T14:02:30.598Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:36:56.471Z

Link: CVE-2026-17908

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T19:23:42.127Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-30T01:16:54.890

Modified: 2026-08-03T15:00:44.780

Link: CVE-2026-17908

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-07-30T00:25:22Z

Links: CVE-2026-17908 - 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