Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in USB in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Published: 2026-07-30
Score: 3.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The flaw lies in insufficient enforcement of USB policy in Google Chrome for Android versions prior to 151.0.7922.72. A malicious HTML page that reaches a renderer process already compromised by an attacker can cause the browser to expose cross‑origin data that should have been protected, leading to confidential information leakage that the attacker can read.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome for Android builds earlier than 151.0.7922.72. All Android devices running these legacy Chrome versions are potentially vulnerable, regardless of the underlying OS, because the vulnerability is embedded in the browser code.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 3.1 indicates low severity, and the EPSS likelihood of <1% shows a very small chance of exploitation. The flaw is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, meaning no known public exploit exists. Practical exploitation would require an attacker to first compromise the renderer process and then deliver a crafted HTML payload, which limits real-world threat but still poses a confidentiality risk for users with sensitive cross‑origin content.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 4, 2026 at 11:55 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later on all Android devices.
  • If an update cannot be applied immediately, disable USB debugging or restrict USB file transfer in the device’s USB settings to reduce the attack surface.
  • Enforce device‑policy controls that limit Chrome’s network and file permissions, thereby restricting cross‑origin data access for web content.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 4, 2026 at 11:55 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 USB Data Leakage via Weak Policy Enforcement in Chrome Android chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in USB
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title USB Data Leakage via Weak Policy Enforcement in Chrome Android

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-346
Metrics cvssV3_1

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

ssvc

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


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:45:00 +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 policy enforcement in USB in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T17:49:47.018Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:37:16.065Z

Link: CVE-2026-18000

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T17:49:43.047Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-30T01:17:04.690

Modified: 2026-08-03T13:45:21.843

Link: CVE-2026-18000

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-07-30T00:26:02Z

Links: CVE-2026-18000 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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

Weaknesses