Description
Uninitialized Use in WebXR in Google Chrome on Android 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: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The flaw is an uninitialized use in the WebXR subsystem of Google Chrome for Android. A malicious web page can trick the browser into reading data from uninitialized memory and expose potentially sensitive information to the attacker. This is a classic use‑of‑uninitialized variable vulnerability (CWE‑457) that results in information disclosure.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome for Android versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. The affected product is the Chrome browser itself on Android devices.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating moderate severity. The EPSS score is below 1 %, reflecting a very low probability of exploitation in the wild, and the issue is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. Based on the description, it is inferred that an attacker must serve a crafted HTML page to a user and gain a privileged context within that page’s WebXR environment. No additional conditions such as administrative or elevated privileges are required, but the user must visit a malicious site that targets WebXR functionality. Overall, the risk is moderate but the likelihood of exploitation is low.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 4, 2026 at 11:57 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later as released by Google.
  • If an update cannot be applied immediately, verify that automatic updates are enabled and review the browser’s About page for the latest security release.
  • Because no workaround exists, avoid browsing untrusted sites that request WebXR access and instruct users to be cautious when encountering prompts for immersive content.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 4, 2026 at 11:57 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

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Uninitialized Use in WebXR Leads to Information Disclosure in Chrome on Android chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Uninitialized Use in WebXR
Weaknesses CWE-824
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Uninitialized Use in WebXR Leads to Information Disclosure in Chrome on Android

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +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 07:30:00 +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 WebXR in Google Chrome on Android 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-457
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T15:07:11.020Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:37:10.143Z

Link: CVE-2026-17968

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T15:06:38.459Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-30T01:17:01.307

Modified: 2026-08-03T19:39:18.687

Link: CVE-2026-17968

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-07-30T00:25:48Z

Links: CVE-2026-17968 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-04T12:00:10Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-457

    Use of Uninitialized Variable

  • CWE-824

    Access of Uninitialized Pointer