Description
Inappropriate implementation in Browser in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-07-30
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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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: Inappropriate implementation in Browser
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000

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Description Inappropriate implementation in Browser in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-31T03:55:34.154Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:35:06.938Z

Link: CVE-2026-17863

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T12:23:21.721Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-30T01:16:50.190

Modified: 2026-08-03T17:38:34.490

Link: CVE-2026-17863

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-07-30T00:19:42Z

Links: CVE-2026-17863 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T12:00:16Z

Weaknesses