Description
Side-channel information leakage in Skia 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: Low)
Published: 2026-07-30
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A side‑channel information leakage was found in the Skia graphics library used by Google Chrome. A crafted HTML page can cause a remote attacker to read sensitive data from the process memory of the browser, potentially exposing confidential information. The vulnerability is an information‑exposure flaw involving memory disclosure, as identified by CWE‑1300 and CWE‑205.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome users running any edition of the browser before version 151.0.7922.72 are affected. The issue exists in all platform releases that include the Skia component prior to that build.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.3 classifies the flaw as low severity, and the EPSS score of less than 1% indicates a very low probability of exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. An attacker can trigger the side‑channel by hosting a malicious web page that is opened in the victim's browser, which is the likely attack vector given the description. Because the exploit requires access to a crafted page, the threat is primarily constrained to users who visit untrusted content.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 2, 2026 at 06:16 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later to eliminate the vulnerability.
  • If an update cannot be applied immediately, restrict browsing of untrusted web pages by using a separate user profile, safe browsing mode, or a tool that limits rendering of untrusted content; this reduces the window for a side‑channel attack.
  • Continuously monitor browser usage for anomalous memory activities or unexpected crashes that might indicate exploitation attempts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 2, 2026 at 06:16 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 Skia
Weaknesses CWE-205
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': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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 06:15:00 +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 Side-channel information leakage in Skia 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: Low)
Weaknesses CWE-1300
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T18:22:53.685Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:36:59.309Z

Link: CVE-2026-17914

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T18:22:50.541Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-30T01:16:55.560

Modified: 2026-08-03T18:26:09.203

Link: CVE-2026-17914

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2026-17914 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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

Weaknesses
  • CWE-1300

    Improper Protection of Physical Side Channels

  • CWE-205

    Observable Behavioral Discrepancy