Vulnerability · Published Jul 30, 2026 · Assigned by Chrome

CVE-2026-17855

Critical 9.6

In plain English

A critical-severity race condition in Chrome from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.6Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Race in DevTools in Google Chrome on Mac 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: Medium)

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12chromium151.0.7922.71-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-17855
Debian:13chromium151.0.7922.71-1~deb13u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-17855
Debian:14chromium151.0.7922.71-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-17855

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Google Chrome 151.0.7922.72 – before 151.0.7922.72

Weakness: CWE-362 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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