Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in Bluetooth in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass same origin policy 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

Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.72 suffer an insufficient policy enforcement flaw in the Bluetooth subsystem. If an attacker can already compromise the renderer process, they can serve a crafted HTML page that causes the browser to perform Bluetooth operations without the expected same-origin checks. The flaw allows the attacker to read or interact with resources that belong to a different origin, effectively bypassing the browser’s same‑origin policy and exposing confidential data. This is an access control weakness (CWE‑284) that could allow further exploitation once the renderer is compromised.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects any user running Google Chrome desktop on the stable channel with a build older than 151.0.7922.72. The issue is independent of the underlying operating system because it resides entirely in the Chrome binaries. Any web content that initiates Bluetooth interactions is potentially affected if the user’s browser version is vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates moderate severity. The EPSS score of less than 1 percent demonstrates that the likelihood of exploitation is currently low. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires the attacker to first gain control over the renderer process, typically through another vulnerability or malicious content, and then present a malicious HTML page that triggers the faulty Bluetooth policy. Because the attack occurs locally on the victim’s machine, the impact is confined to the compromised system unless the attacker leverages the stolen data for broader attacks.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 11:36 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later
  • Restart Chrome to ensure all new binaries are loaded
  • Configure the browser to disable or restrict Bluetooth functionality for untrusted web content
  • Regularly update Chrome automatically to stay ahead of related security issues

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 11:36 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 chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in Bluetooth
Weaknesses CWE-346
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/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

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Description Insufficient policy enforcement in Bluetooth in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T18:38:27.983Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:37:13.481Z

Link: CVE-2026-17986

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T18:38:25.060Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-30T01:17:03.210

Modified: 2026-08-03T17:03:53.680

Link: CVE-2026-17986

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-07-30T00:25:55Z

Links: CVE-2026-17986 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T11:45:03Z

Weaknesses